Gray County, Texas

Gray County has a population of 21,045 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $102,900, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $59,614.

Home price
$102,900
Income
$59,614
Population
21,045
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$102,900county
Median gross rent$933county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198075.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,037county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$790county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,243county
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$59,614county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate15.7%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 rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government20.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.3%county
Economic output per resident$68,534county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.37%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 service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station162 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths9.5county
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 higher16.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3545county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible62.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution67 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

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

Population21,045county
Land area in square miles926county
People per square mile of land22.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.7%county
Share of households that are one person26.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.3%county
Second languages23.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls83.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents221county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in418county
Households that moved away490county
Average income of arriving households$49,584county
Average income of departing households$51,390county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
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 temperature60.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.4 incounty
Annual snowfall18.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F65 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing83 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use957 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk24.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk97.8county
Landslide risk4.4county
Hail risk93.3county
Earthquake risk45.7county
Tornado risk76.8county
Tropical cyclone risk27.0county
Extreme heat risk23.4county
Winter weather risk89.8county
Strong wind risk75.6county
Wildfire risk93.7county

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 Gray 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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