Eastland County, Texas

Eastland County has a population of 18,011 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $134,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $53,549.

Home price
$134,800
Income
$53,549
Population
18,011
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$134,800county
Median gross rent$866county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198065.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$862county
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$53,549county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home4.9%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$50,302county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.08%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 time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths116.6county
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 higher21.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.8%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment2515county
Students per full-time teacher10.3county
Free lunch eligible58.0%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population18,011county
Land area in square miles927county
People per square mile of land19.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store2.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages13.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls90.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents401county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in494county
Households that moved away420county
Average income of arriving households$63,840county
Average income of departing households$48,855county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year75county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings69.3%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.99 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F107 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing42 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 25county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.4¢county
Household electricity use1,140 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.6%county
Homes heated by propane10.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.7%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk43.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.1county
Landslide risk43.2county
Hail risk84.9county
Earthquake risk25.0county
Tornado risk65.3county
Tropical cyclone risk46.8county
Extreme heat risk49.2county
Winter weather risk44.2county
Strong wind risk44.0county
Wildfire risk88.1county

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 Eastland 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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