Foard County, Texas

Foard County has a population of 991 and has shrunk 4.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $70,700, about 1.1 times the county's median household income of $61,563.

Home price
$70,700
Income
$61,563
Population
991
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$70,700county
Median gross rent$572county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198086.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant29.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$750county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,266county
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$61,563county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate5.6%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 home3.5%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.2%county
Share of workers employed by government35.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.4%county
Economic output per resident$124,341county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.12%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 time17.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service70 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport29702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station148 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%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 higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.3%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment189county
Students per full-time teacher11.1county
Free lunch eligible58.2%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution68 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 matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.6%county

Place

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

Population991county
Land area in square miles704county
People per square mile of land1.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-13county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over31.9%county
Share of households that are one person40.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages6.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents639county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in879,909(statewide)
Households that moved away824,544(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$77,574(statewide)
Average income of departing households$76,329(statewide)
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 temperature65.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.0 incounty
Annual snowfall2.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F125 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days269 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,070 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.9%county
Homes heated by propane11.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband65.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk1.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.1county
Landslide risk9.6county
Hail risk39.2county
Earthquake risk7.3county
Tornado risk17.0county
Tropical cyclone risk13.0county
Extreme heat risk15.5county
Winter weather risk6.6county
Strong wind risk50.2county
Wildfire risk41.1county

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 Foard 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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