Atascosa County, Texas

Atascosa County has a population of 51,008 and has grown 9.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $174,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $70,770.

Home price
$174,800
Income
$70,770
Population
51,008
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$174,800county
Median gross rent$1,061county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198035.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,098county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,002county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,435county
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$70,770county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate15.8%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 home9.1%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government14.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.6%county
Economic output per resident$94,691county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.29%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 time29.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5466684county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.0 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 station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths43.1county
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 higher15.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.3%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment8105county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible65.6%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools6county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.9%county

Place

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

Population51,008county
Land area in square miles1,220county
People per square mile of land41.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store10.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.7%county
Population change since 2020+9.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age36.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.2%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.4%county
Second languages41.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents153county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in1,634county
Households that moved away1,430county
Average income of arriving households$53,431county
Average income of departing households$49,052county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year242county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature72.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F170 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing12 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days270 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 26county
Average first fall frostNov 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use1,128 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.4%county
Homes heated by propane6.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband81.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk61.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.3county
Landslide risk8.4county
Hail risk87.7county
Earthquake risk18.4county
Tornado risk82.0county
Tropical cyclone risk66.8county
Extreme heat risk80.5county
Winter weather risk55.6county
Strong wind risk51.4county
Wildfire risk74.8county

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 Atascosa 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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