Bee County, Texas

Bee County has a population of 31,083 and has grown 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,300, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $57,673.

Home price
$111,300
Income
$57,673
Population
31,083
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$111,300county
Median gross rent$1,065county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$887county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,185county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$903county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,467county
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$57,673county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate17.6%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force45.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government23.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.6%county
Economic output per resident$35,432county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.45%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 time21.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport369393county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station84 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths74.0county
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 higher14.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.6%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment5097county
Students per full-time teacher15.3county
Free lunch eligible80.2%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

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

Population31,083county
Land area in square miles880county
People per square mile of land35.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.1%county
Population change since 2020+4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age35.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.5%county
Second languages33.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents151county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in521county
Households that moved away645county
Average income of arriving households$52,885county
Average income of departing households$49,767county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
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 temperature73.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F164 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing10 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days291 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 16county
Average first fall frostDec 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,287 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.0%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband81.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.6county
Landslide risk7.5county
Hail risk55.4county
Earthquake risk11.7county
Tornado risk64.9county
Tropical cyclone risk91.2county
Extreme heat risk82.1county
Winter weather risk33.0county
Strong wind risk43.9county
Wildfire risk61.8county

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 Bee 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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