Archer County, Texas

Archer County has a population of 8,867 and has grown 6.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,100, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $72,159.

Home price
$189,100
Income
$72,159
Population
8,867
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,100county
Median gross rent$770county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,136county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,553county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$72,159county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%county

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 home6.4%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.5%county
Share of workers employed by government19.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.4%county
Economic output per resident$48,345county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.21%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

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 time23.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport29702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

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 higher25.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2110county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible31.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

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

Population8,867county
Land area in square miles903county
People per square mile of land9.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents245county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in252county
Households that moved away205county
Average income of arriving households$93,853county
Average income of departing households$70,732county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.6 incounty
Annual snowfall4.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F120 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days240 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$188county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,487 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.3%county
Homes heated by propane17.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband88.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.8county
Landslide risk31.6county
Hail risk49.0county
Earthquake risk20.5county
Tornado risk31.7county
Tropical cyclone risk28.8county
Extreme heat risk41.5county
Winter weather risk16.1county
Strong wind risk30.9county
Wildfire risk84.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Archer County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

Similar counties in Texas

Compare Archer with anywhere else

Put this county side by side with any other in the country, or weight the factors that matter to you and rank all 50 states.

Open Archer in the map