Frio County, Texas

Frio County has a population of 18,582 and has grown 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $107,700, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $66,010.

Home price
$107,700
Income
$66,010
Population
18,582
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$107,700county
Median gross rent$1,016county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198039.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented41.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,088county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$870county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,416county
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$66,010county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate19.5%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 home1.7%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.5%county
Share of workers employed by government21.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.6%county
Economic output per resident$79,662county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.55%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 time19.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service62 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5466684county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.4%county
Traffic deaths107.6county
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 higher11.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher71.5%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2792county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible82.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 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 matter9.4 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance15.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.2%county

Place

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

Population18,582county
Land area in square miles1,134county
People per square mile of land16.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store12.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.3%county
Population change since 2020+2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age32.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.4%county
Share of households that are one person25.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.9%county
Second languages45.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls19.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents120county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in323county
Households that moved away313county
Average income of arriving households$56,226county
Average income of departing households$52,617county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9county
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 temperature73°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.89 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F185 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing14 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days289 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 17county
Average first fall frostDec 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.0¢county
Household electricity use1,294 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity78.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband76.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk46.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk93.4county
Landslide risk7.3county
Hail risk74.3county
Earthquake risk10.9county
Tornado risk53.4county
Tropical cyclone risk71.6county
Extreme heat risk84.8county
Winter weather risk33.6county
Strong wind risk24.5county
Wildfire risk75.2county

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 Frio 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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