Colorado County, Texas

Colorado County has a population of 21,006 and has grown 3.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $209,800, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $66,377.

Home price
$209,800
Income
$66,377
Population
21,006
Unemployment
2.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$209,800county
Median gross rent$926county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,525county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,147county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$917county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,375county
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$66,377county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%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 home5.1%county
Unemployment rate2.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.9%county
Share of workers employed by government12.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$57,442county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.05%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 time25.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14006county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station71 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths171.4county
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 higher22.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.6%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment3697county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible64.3%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution44 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population21,006county
Land area in square miles960county
People per square mile of land21.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store8.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.4%county
Share of households that are one person26.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.7%county
Second languages18.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents229county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in536county
Households that moved away516county
Average income of arriving households$79,860county
Average income of departing households$60,975county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year28county
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 temperature72.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F150 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing12 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days281 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 21county
Average first fall frostNov 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,159 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.2%county
Homes heated by propane14.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband81.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.5county
Landslide risk16.7county
Hail risk54.5county
Earthquake risk23.7county
Tornado risk71.1county
Tropical cyclone risk88.0county
Extreme heat risk62.2county
Winter weather risk30.0county
Strong wind risk47.8county
Wildfire risk49.4county

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 Colorado 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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