Callahan County, Texas

Callahan County has a population of 14,241 and has grown 5.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $145,500, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $72,436.

Home price
$145,500
Income
$72,436
Population
14,241
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$145,500county
Median gross rent$817county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,276county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,020county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,653county
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$72,436county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate9.6%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 home9.1%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.9%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%county
Economic output per resident$38,813county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.91%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 time26.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 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 station121 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths323.0county
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 higher24.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment2608county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Free lunch eligible48.1%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population14,241county
Land area in square miles899county
People per square mile of land15.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract30.1%county
Population change since 2020+5.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages7.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents270county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in497county
Households that moved away410county
Average income of arriving households$64,143county
Average income of departing households$58,302county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year103county
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 temperature66.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.8 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.05 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F111 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.4¢county
Household electricity use1,101 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.8%county
Homes heated by propane12.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband90.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk13.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk59.9county
Landslide risk38.9county
Hail risk85.0county
Earthquake risk10.5county
Tornado risk52.7county
Tropical cyclone risk29.0county
Extreme heat risk43.4county
Winter weather risk52.4county
Strong wind risk31.9county
Wildfire risk82.0county

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 Callahan 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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