Fisher County, Texas

Fisher County has a population of 3,655 and has grown 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $78,600, about 1.2 times the county's median household income of $65,533.

Home price
$78,600
Income
$65,533
Population
3,655
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$78,600county
Median gross rent$601county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198078.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$755county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
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$65,533county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate13.7%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 home4.1%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.2%county
Share of workers employed by government28.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.0%county
Economic output per resident$115,595county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.73%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 time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 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 station179 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher17.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment570county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible47.2%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution44 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population3,655county
Land area in square miles899county
People per square mile of land4.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages13.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls92.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents409county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in87county
Households that moved away85county
Average income of arriving households$63,989county
Average income of departing households$50,871county
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 temperature66.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.20 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F126 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing47 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days240 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 19county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use921 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.9%county
Homes heated by propane15.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband85.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk76.5county
Landslide risk14.5county
Hail risk56.9county
Earthquake risk2.9county
Tornado risk14.6county
Tropical cyclone risk12.5county
Extreme heat risk15.8county
Winter weather risk11.0county
Strong wind risk14.0county
Wildfire risk48.9county

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 Fisher 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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