Castro County, Texas

Castro County has a population of 7,344 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $95,000, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $56,776.

Home price
$95,000
Income
$56,776
Population
7,344
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$95,000county
Median gross rent$896county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198069.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,050county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$801county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,259county
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$56,776county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate19.2%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 home3.2%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government23.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$152,780county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.92%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 time15.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12033county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 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 station182 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.7%county
Traffic deaths95.3county
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 higher18.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher74.2%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1526county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible69.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance22.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.4%county

Place

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

Population7,344county
Land area in square miles894county
People per square mile of land8.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract40.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age34.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person18.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States17.4%county
Second languages52.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls75.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents217county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-18county
Households that moved in120county
Households that moved away174county
Average income of arriving households$45,958county
Average income of departing households$42,523county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature59.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.6 incounty
Annual snowfall9.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.35 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days183 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$90county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh9.2¢county
Household electricity use914 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.8%county
Homes heated by propane7.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband84.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk11.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk94.3county
Landslide risk0.3county
Hail risk96.3county
Earthquake risk23.6county
Tornado risk53.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk18.7county
Winter weather risk74.6county
Strong wind risk55.0county
Wildfire risk73.8county

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 Castro 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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