Bosque County, Texas

Bosque County has a population of 18,687 and has grown 3.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $200,900, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $68,914.

Home price
$200,900
Income
$68,914
Population
18,687
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$200,900county
Median gross rent$928county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,283county
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$68,914county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.5%county
Economic output per resident$45,856county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.98%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 time28.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport53849county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 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 station31 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths32.1county
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 higher20.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.7%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment2462county
Students per full-time teacher11.2county
Free lunch eligible65.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.4%county

Place

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

Population18,687county
Land area in square miles983county
People per square mile of land19.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.6%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.0%county
Second languages13.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents313county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in641county
Households that moved away511county
Average income of arriving households$90,580county
Average income of departing households$57,090county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature67.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F105 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing32 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days249 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostNov 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$180county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,410 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity64.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.6%county
Homes heated by propane15.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband82.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk40.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk42.1county
Landslide risk23.1county
Hail risk60.0county
Earthquake risk15.4county
Tornado risk71.4county
Tropical cyclone risk53.6county
Extreme heat risk56.4county
Winter weather risk10.1county
Strong wind risk22.9county
Wildfire risk84.8county

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 Bosque 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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