Hall County, Texas

Hall County has a population of 2,820 and has shrunk 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $86,100, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $48,459.

Home price
$86,100
Income
$48,459
Population
2,820
Unemployment
9.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$86,100county
Median gross rent$529county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198089.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant32.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$751county
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$48,459county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.3%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 home2.6%county
Unemployment rate9.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.5%county
Share of workers employed by government39.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$37,524county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.26%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 time14.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service74 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 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 station182 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher21.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment345county
Students per full-time teacher9.9county
Free lunch eligible77.4%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution73 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.1%county

Place

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

Population2,820county
Land area in square miles883county
People per square mile of land3.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age44.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.4%county
Share of households that are one person25.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.6%county
Second languages26.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents460county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-20county
Households that moved in68county
Households that moved away70county
Average income of arriving households$46,912county
Average income of departing households$49,143county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature63.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.0 incounty
Annual snowfall10.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F103 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days215 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$111county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use1,058 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas63.0%county
Homes heated by propane0.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband81.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.8county
Landslide risk6.9county
Hail risk79.0county
Earthquake risk17.7county
Tornado risk31.7county
Tropical cyclone risk19.1county
Extreme heat risk24.3county
Winter weather risk43.0county
Strong wind risk75.9county
Wildfire risk74.4county

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 Hall 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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