Hooks is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area and had a population of 2,518 at the 2020 U.S. census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code75561

Area code903

Living in Hooks

Housing in Hooks

$169K▲ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hooks home is worth about $169,000, up 2.5% in a year, 44% below the Texas typical home.

Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Hooks

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Hooks reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Hooks 2.4

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Hooks 6.1

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Hooks

Compared with Texas

1better than TX·14worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▲ 1▼ 5 close Mind 3▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

15.6%Fewer uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · better 9.4%More adults with COPDTX 5.7% · worse

Care nearby

Christus St. Michael Health SystemTexarkana · 12.1 mi · ER

Core Health Systems - Texarkana CollegeTexarkana · 12.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Hooks · CMS · HRSAHealth in Hooks →

Schools in Hooks

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Hooks’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictHOOKS ISDSchools2

Hooks El A-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 323 students Hooks H S A+High · Grades 9–12 · 334 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Hooks is

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Locator map of Hooks — Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

Texas · TXTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →

Nearby towns

Leary4 mi Red Lick7 mi New Boston8 mi Redwater8 mi Nash9 mi Wake Village10 mi Maud10 mi Texarkana12 mi Ogden16 mi Ashdown17 mi

How things work in Hooks

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