Gregg County, Texas

Gregg County has a population of 125,480 and has grown 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $203,400, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $66,550.

Home price
$203,400
Income
$66,550
Population
125,480
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$203,400county
Median gross rent$1,102county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented39.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,166county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,199county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,013county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,606county
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$66,550county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.1%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 home7.2%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government10.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$83,769county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.16%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 time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport35057county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths47.8county
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 higher22.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county40county
Public school enrollment20460county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible68.3%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools10county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians91county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population125,480county
Land area in square miles273county
People per square mile of land459.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores20county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store23.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract24.4%county
Population change since 2020+1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age35.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.1%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.2%county
Second languages17.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls86.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents212county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in3,852county
Households that moved away3,915county
Average income of arriving households$54,420county
Average income of departing households$54,606county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year194county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.1%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F94 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing34 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days253 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 8county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,178 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband88.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk76.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.0county
Landslide risk36.9county
Hail risk95.2county
Earthquake risk61.8county
Tornado risk97.9county
Tropical cyclone risk72.0county
Extreme heat risk93.9county
Winter weather risk83.9county
Strong wind risk96.9county
Wildfire risk62.9county

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 Gregg 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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