Donley County, Texas

Donley County has a population of 3,257 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $96,400, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $58,750.

Home price
$96,400
Income
$58,750
Population
3,257
Unemployment
1.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$96,400county
Median gross rent$780county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198066.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant39.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$778county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,178county
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$58,750county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate7.9%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate1.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.4%county
Share of workers employed by government24.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.0%county
Economic output per resident$53,172county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.16%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 time19.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service51 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.3 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 station192 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths30.7county
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 higher16.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.7%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment496county
Students per full-time teacher8.1county
Free lunch eligible54.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution60 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population3,257county
Land area in square miles927county
People per square mile of land3.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract40.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.9%county
Second languages10.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents491county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in84county
Households that moved away85county
Average income of arriving households$74,202county
Average income of departing households$57,765county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature61.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.16 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F83 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days198 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$118county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use781 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity33.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.1%county
Homes heated by propane3.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband75.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk4.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk97.9county
Landslide risk9.2county
Hail risk81.7county
Earthquake risk22.6county
Tornado risk40.2county
Tropical cyclone risk20.5county
Extreme heat risk16.0county
Winter weather risk51.8county
Strong wind risk46.7county
Wildfire risk84.5county

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 Donley 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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