Camp County, Texas

Camp County has a population of 12,798 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $173,100, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $58,843.

Home price
$173,100
Income
$58,843
Population
12,798
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$173,100county
Median gross rent$801county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198041.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$58,843county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate19.9%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 home9.0%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$42,082county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.10%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 time22.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport35057county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.5 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 station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths125.0county
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 higher22.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.0%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2245county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible75.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians71county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.3%county

Place

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

Population12,798county
Land area in square miles196county
People per square mile of land65.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.5%county
Second languages20.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents393county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in386county
Households that moved away328county
Average income of arriving households$55,376county
Average income of departing households$47,393county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
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 temperature66.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F90 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing35 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days278 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 26county
Average first fall frostNov 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,074 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas23.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk23.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk72.1county
Landslide risk13.5county
Hail risk78.1county
Earthquake risk38.4county
Tornado risk81.9county
Tropical cyclone risk54.7county
Extreme heat risk60.4county
Winter weather risk37.0county
Strong wind risk61.9county
Wildfire risk71.0county

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 Camp 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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