Duval County, Texas

Duval County has a population of 9,742 and has shrunk 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $89,400, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $49,038.

Home price
$89,400
Income
$49,038
Population
9,742
Unemployment
11.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$89,400county
Median gross rent$741county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198049.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,015county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,321county
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$49,038county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate33.3%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 home8.4%county
Unemployment rate11.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry38.3%county
Economic output per resident$35,576county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.28%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 time29.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport369393county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 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 station116 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.8%county
Traffic deaths10.3county
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 higher6.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher76.5%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2346county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible87.7%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 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 matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance22.2%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.6%county

Place

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

Population9,742county
Land area in square miles1,793county
People per square mile of land5.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store23.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract70.6%county
Population change since 2020-4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age33.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.0%county
Share of households that are one person37.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages51.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls85.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents173county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-21county
Households that moved in195county
Households that moved away224county
Average income of arriving households$34,538county
Average income of departing households$41,710county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
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 temperature75.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F194 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing9 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days289 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 12county
Average first fall frostNov 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.4¢county
Household electricity use1,200 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity88.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband68.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk28.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk33.7county
Landslide risk7.7county
Hail risk73.3county
Earthquake risk7.9county
Tornado risk31.8county
Tropical cyclone risk74.8county
Extreme heat risk73.3county
Winter weather risk10.2county
Strong wind risk15.5county
Wildfire risk52.4county

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 Duval 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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