Armstrong County, Texas

Armstrong County has a population of 1,822 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $171,500, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $72,750.

Home price
$171,500
Income
$72,750
Population
1,822
Unemployment
1.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$171,500county
Median gross rent$1,021county
Median year homes here were built1965county
Share of homes built before 198074.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,106county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$903county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,503county
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$72,750county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate5.2%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 home10.8%county
Unemployment rate1.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.5%county
Share of workers employed by government24.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.1%county
Economic output per resident$58,278county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.23%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 time24.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station199 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.5%county
Traffic deaths494.0county
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 higher27.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment297county
Students per full-time teacher10.2county
Free lunch eligible27.3%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 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 matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

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

Population1,822county
Land area in square miles909county
People per square mile of land2.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store26.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.2%county
Share of households that are one person22.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents271county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in55county
Households that moved away70county
Average income of arriving households$54,145county
Average income of departing households$58,457county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature60.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.0 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy5.19 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F75 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing80 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days269 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$118county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use781 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.8%county
Homes heated by propane5.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband93.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk1.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.3county
Landslide risk9.7county
Hail risk72.6county
Earthquake risk12.2county
Tornado risk24.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk9.9county
Winter weather risk37.1county
Strong wind risk17.0county
Wildfire risk74.4county

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

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