Texas

Texas has a population of 31,290,831 across 254 counties, a median home price of $302,999, and a median household income of $79,721.

Home price

$302,999

Income

$79,721

Cost of living

92.1

Income tax

0.00%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$302,999

Median gross rent$1,386

Median year homes here were built1991

Share of homes built before 198033.2%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.7%

Share of homes that are vacant9.4%

Share of occupied homes that are rented37.3%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%

Typical monthly rent$1,570

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,523

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,278

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,988

Home insurance / yr$4,085

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1

Median household income$79,721

Family health premium / yr$24,106

Infant childcare / yr$10,706

Regular gas price / gal$3.557

Poverty rate13.4%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.9%

Unemployment rate4.4%

Share of adults in the labor force65.3%

Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%

Share of workers employed by government14.1%

Share of workers in the largest industry21.6%

Economic output per resident$91,241

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.40%

Top state income tax0.00%

Capital gains tax0.00%

Combined sales tax8.20%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.5 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12923715

Miles to nearest general aviation field10 mi

Airports with airline service located here25

General aviation airfields located here357

Passenger train stations and the railway network20

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station39 mi

Households without a vehicle5.8%

Traffic deaths34.4

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher35.2%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.7%

Public schools in the county9071

Public school enrollment5481976

Students per full-time teacher15.1

Free lunch eligible61.4%

Elementary schools4707

Middle schools1785

High schools1800

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above160

Two-year institutions94

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.1 mi

Health

Primary care physicians61

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county468

Hospitals here with an emergency department389

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3

Fine particulate matter9.4 µg

Without health insurance17.1%

Frequent mental distress17.7%

No leisure-time physical activity27.5%

Diagnosed diabetes13.6%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population31,290,831

Land area in square miles261,255

People per square mile of land116.0

Supermarkets and grocery stores3,572

Convenience stores3,848

Share living far from a food store16.2%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.4%

Population change since 2020+8.8%

Natural change per 1,000 residents5

Net international migration per 1,000 residents5

Median age35.9 yrs

Share of residents under 1825.0%

Share of residents 65 and over13.4%

Share of households that are one person26.3%

Share of residents born outside the United States17.6%

Second languages35.2%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.8%

Congregations per 100,000 residents102

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2

Households that moved in879,909

Households that moved away824,544

Average income of arriving households$77,574

Average income of departing households$76,329

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17

Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%

Violent crime rate389

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69.7°F

Annual precipitation33.1 in

Annual snowfall1.0 in

Average daily solar energy4.77 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F124 days

Days at or below freezing25 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a

Frost-free days269 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174

Electric utilities serving this county2

Electricity price per kWh15.9¢

Household electricity use1,094 kWh

Residential natural gas price$25.05

Homes heated by electricity61.2%

Homes heated by utility gas34.5%

Homes heated by propane2.9%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%

Homes heated by wood0.2%

Households with broadband93.7%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk89.2

Coastal flood risk19.3

Drought risk64.1

Landslide risk53.6

Hail risk90.2

Earthquake risk65.2

Tornado risk91.4

Tropical cyclone risk75.9

Extreme heat risk92.3

Winter weather risk79.9

Strong wind risk82.4

Wildfire risk83.5

Sports

Major pro teams based here8

NFL teams based here2

NBA teams based here3

MLB teams based here2

NHL teams based here1

MLS soccer teams based here3

Top-division college football teams13

Second-tier college football teams10

Affiliated minor league baseball teams8

AHL teams based here1

ECHL teams based here1

All 254 counties in Texas

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Harris$276,600 Dallas$303,000 Tarrant$323,900 Bexar$262,200 Travis$523,000 Collin$475,600 Denton$437,200 Fort Bend$374,500 Hidalgo$140,900 El Paso$180,400 Montgomery$346,200 Williamson$447,000 Cameron$136,500 Brazoria$301,600 Bell$241,000 Galveston$314,600 Nueces$208,800 Lubbock$214,100 Webb$189,900 Hays$399,800 McLennan$243,600 Jefferson$169,500 Brazos$296,000 Smith$240,700 Ellis$348,600 Johnson$285,900 Comal$427,200 Guadalupe$304,400 Midland$312,700 Kaufman$320,900 Parker$375,900 Ector$200,200 Randall$238,800 Taylor$198,600 Grayson$248,400 Wichita$153,700 Gregg$203,400 Rockwall$415,500 Tom Green$197,000 Potter$147,300 Hunt$241,700 Bastrop$314,800 Liberty$181,700 Bowie$173,000 Victoria$209,900 Angelina$163,500 Orange$173,400 Henderson$211,300 Coryell$195,300 Walker$226,900 Wise$304,900 San Patricio$192,400 Harrison$180,400 Starr$95,100 Hood$306,400 Nacogdoches$169,200 Van Zandt$222,100 Waller$318,700 Anderson$185,300 Maverick$158,700 Hardin$205,700 Navarro$172,600 Medina$239,600 Kerr$321,200 Rusk$171,300 Polk$184,800 Wilson$321,300 Burnet$344,000 Cherokee$169,300 Chambers$329,500 Atascosa$174,800 Lamar$200,700 Caldwell$240,500 Kendall$512,700 Val Verde$164,600 Wood$216,500 Erath$269,100 Cooke$240,400 Upshur$167,800 Wharton$189,900 Jim Wells$123,600 Brown$158,900 Hopkins$221,100 Hill$179,200 Fannin$233,700 Washington$288,100 Matagorda$172,900 Jasper$136,400 Howard$155,600 Hale$116,500 Titus$174,000 Grimes$237,400 Austin$296,900 Bee$111,300 Kleberg$161,300 Palo Pinto$198,000 Cass$146,400 San Jacinto$209,300 Gillespie$460,700 Milam$189,800 Fayette$293,900 Uvalde$150,800 Aransas$265,400 Shelby$101,500 Panola$158,100 Lampasas$250,400 Llano$356,500 Limestone$164,200 Gaines$200,700 Houston$164,900 Bandera$278,400 Moore$152,600 Hockley$127,000 Montague$206,400 Gray$102,900 Colorado$209,800 Lavaca$228,300 Jones$96,500 Tyler$157,300 Hutchinson$119,100 Willacy$73,600 Freestone$168,000 DeWitt$170,900 Calhoun$171,200 Gonzales$159,100 Burleson$191,000 Bosque$200,900 Andrews$195,700 Frio$107,700 Deaf Smith$121,300 Young$175,800 Eastland$134,800 Lee$267,800 Falls$110,900 Robertson$185,900 Scurry$113,800 Leon$186,400 Jackson$203,900 Karnes$149,000 Pecos$165,700 Nolan$96,300 Callahan$145,500 Trinity$119,500 Comanche$155,600 Zapata$97,100 Madison$176,200 Lamb$82,400 Camp$173,100 Rains$241,100 Reeves$118,000 Wilbarger$89,400 Blanco$483,500 Dawson$103,400 Newton$103,100 Morris$120,400 Terry$105,400 Live Oak$159,200 Red River$121,500 Ward$150,700 Franklin$226,300 Clay$171,500 Sabine$153,100 Runnels$109,300 Ochiltree$134,400 Duval$89,400 Marion$101,500 Parmer$146,700 Somervell$289,500 Brewster$227,000 Zavala$98,800 Stephens$110,200 Mitchell$85,800 Jack$251,200 Archer$189,100 Hamilton$147,700 Dimmit$85,500 San Augustine$99,900 Coleman$92,500 Yoakum$182,600 McCulloch$150,500 Winkler$148,200 Castro$95,000 Dallam$151,400 Goliad$192,500 Brooks$81,000 Swisher$86,300 Bailey$105,300 La Salle$97,800 Childress$125,400 Refugio$99,000 Presidio$121,300 Carson$143,000 Lynn$147,300 San Saba$168,700 Delta$164,300 Haskell$98,700 Martin$174,800 Floyd$89,600 Hartley$262,500 Hansford$124,800 Garza$77,800 Crosby$80,900 Wheeler$106,100 Jim Hogg$129,400 Crane$129,400 Mills$223,700 Kimble$201,300 Mason$293,600 Fisher$78,600 Hardeman$81,900 Baylor$103,100 Hudspeth$64,000 Coke$117,900 Concho$107,400 Knox$77,300 Sutton$155,700 Donley$96,400 Hemphill$205,700 Reagan$171,500 Upton$109,000 Shackelford$174,800 Kinney$82,000 Lipscomb$124,300 Crockett—Hall$86,100 Real$112,500 Collingsworth$104,000 Cochran$53,200 Schleicher$122,700 Sherman$146,900 Oldham$162,800 Culberson$79,300 Menard$108,500 Jeff Davis$226,200 Armstrong$171,500 Dickens$65,300 Throckmorton$89,500 Sterling$147,000 Irion$204,400 Cottle$59,300 Briscoe$90,300 Edwards—Stonewall$48,600 Motley$88,000 Glasscock$245,200 Foard$70,700 Terrell$137,500 Roberts$161,500 Kent$122,200 Borden$108,900 McMullen$97,100 King$52,100 Kenedy—Loving—

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.