Gillespie County, Texas

Gillespie County has a population of 27,524 and has grown 6.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $460,700, about 6.0 times the county's median household income of $76,162.

Home price
$460,700
Income
$76,162
Population
27,524
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$460,700county
Median gross rent$1,340county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198033.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.7%county
Typical monthly rent$2,020county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,438county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,096county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,806county
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$76,162county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%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 home11.4%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.1%county
Share of workers employed by government9.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$64,803county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.98%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 time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5466684county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 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 station64 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths29.1county
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 higher37.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.1%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3641county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible58.2%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians117county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population27,524county
Land area in square miles1,058county
People per square mile of land26.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age50.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.0%county
Second languages16.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls83.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents146county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in897county
Households that moved away793county
Average income of arriving households$149,635county
Average income of departing households$94,869county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year51county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F96 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing30 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days246 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use1,132 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.1%county
Homes heated by propane11.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk68.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.9county
Landslide risk35.0county
Hail risk83.5county
Earthquake risk12.0county
Tornado risk70.2county
Tropical cyclone risk55.4county
Extreme heat risk42.8county
Winter weather risk75.0county
Strong wind risk45.5county
Wildfire risk84.0county

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 Gillespie 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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