Grayson County, Texas

Grayson County has a population of 143,337 and has grown 13.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $248,400, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $72,182.

Home price
$248,400
Income
$72,182
Population
143,337
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$248,400county
Median gross rent$1,310county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,351county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,089county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,879county
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$72,182county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home12.6%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$58,394county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.27%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 time25.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8654991county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here7county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths66.3county
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 higher23.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county62county
Public school enrollment25915county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible52.6%county
Elementary schools26county
Middle schools16county
High schools15county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population143,337county
Land area in square miles933county
People per square mile of land154.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores21county
Share living far from a food store9.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.4%county
Population change since 2020+13.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.7%county
Second languages12.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents161county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in5,006county
Households that moved away3,980county
Average income of arriving households$78,407county
Average income of departing households$63,154county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes30county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,881county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.5%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F79 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing42 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days253 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostNov 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,158 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband89.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk79.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.7county
Landslide risk60.9county
Hail risk93.4county
Earthquake risk66.7county
Tornado risk92.9county
Tropical cyclone risk53.3county
Extreme heat risk92.7county
Winter weather risk57.0county
Strong wind risk55.7county
Wildfire risk86.0county

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 Grayson 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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