Garza County, Texas

Garza County has a population of 5,118 and has shrunk 22.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $77,800, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $46,314.

Home price
$77,800
Income
$46,314
Population
5,118
Unemployment
11.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$77,800county
Median gross rent$838county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198056.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$820county
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$46,314county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate8.4%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 home1.5%county
Unemployment rate11.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government27.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.1%county
Economic output per resident$55,013county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.57%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 time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport563180county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 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 station220 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths58.6county
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 higher10.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher70.0%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment841county
Students per full-time teacher10.4county
Free lunch eligible71.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.4 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance18.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population5,118county
Land area in square miles893county
People per square mile of land5.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract49.9%county
Population change since 2020-22.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age35.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.9%county
Share of households that are one person26.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.4%county
Second languages34.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents327county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-18county
Households that moved in70county
Households that moved away101county
Average income of arriving households$43,929county
Average income of departing households$61,921county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 precipitation17.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.27 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F111 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing51 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days223 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,014 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.6%county
Homes heated by propane4.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk96.8county
Landslide risk7.1county
Hail risk79.1county
Earthquake risk8.4county
Tornado risk39.2county
Tropical cyclone risk11.5county
Extreme heat risk19.6county
Winter weather risk34.5county
Strong wind risk42.6county
Wildfire risk83.5county

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 Garza 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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