Briscoe County, Texas

Briscoe County has a population of 1,301 and has grown 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $90,300, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $45,417.

Home price
$90,300
Income
$45,417
Population
1,301
Unemployment
1.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$90,300county
Median gross rent$631county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198083.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant34.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,015county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,321county
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$45,417county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.8%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 home4.6%county
Unemployment rate1.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.7%county
Share of workers employed by government17.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.6%county
Economic output per resident$65,171county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.09%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 time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field30 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 station222 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 higher23.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.7%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment384county
Students per full-time teacher9.1county
Free lunch eligible46.6%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians71county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.8%county

Place

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

Population1,301county
Land area in square miles900county
People per square mile of land1.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store22.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age49.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.6%county
Share of households that are one person34.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.3%county
Second languages22.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls88.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents697county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in29county
Households that moved away27county
Average income of arriving households$70,517county
Average income of departing households$66,222county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
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 temperature62.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.2 incounty
Annual snowfall25.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.23 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F90 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing78 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days204 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$107county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use773 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.0%county
Homes heated by propane11.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband73.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk0.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk96.6county
Landslide risk4.8county
Hail risk55.9county
Earthquake risk2.8county
Tornado risk15.3county
Tropical cyclone risk9.4county
Extreme heat risk16.8county
Winter weather risk14.4county
Strong wind risk9.2county
Wildfire risk58.0county

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 Briscoe 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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