Hansford County, Texas

Hansford County has a population of 5,119 and has shrunk 6.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $124,800, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $69,441.

Home price
$124,800
Income
$69,441
Population
5,119
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$124,800county
Median gross rent$939county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198072.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,113county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$848county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,379county
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$69,441county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate8.6%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 home1.8%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.2%county
Share of workers employed by government21.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$176,113county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.81%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 time21.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station123 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths117.2county
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 higher36.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.9%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1229county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible55.5%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance21.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population5,119county
Land area in square miles920county
People per square mile of land5.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-6.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age35.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.1%county
Share of households that are one person25.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States16.5%county
Second languages35.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls76.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents303county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-21county
Households that moved in68county
Households that moved away105county
Average income of arriving households$56,529county
Average income of departing households$91,752county
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 temperature59°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.15 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F70 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use937 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.2%county
Homes heated by propane1.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband90.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.9county
Landslide risk1.4county
Hail risk67.7county
Earthquake risk27.3county
Tornado risk36.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk10.6county
Winter weather risk70.0county
Strong wind risk25.0county
Wildfire risk69.6county

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 Hansford 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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