Hemphill County, Texas

Hemphill County has a population of 3,234 and has shrunk 8.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $205,700, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $61,563.

Home price
$205,700
Income
$61,563
Population
3,234
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$205,700county
Median gross rent$836county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198058.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$778county
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$61,563county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate6.2%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 home5.2%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government22.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.3%county
Economic output per resident$136,007county

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 time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service86 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 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 station130 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%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 higher21.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.7%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment758county
Students per full-time teacher9.7county
Free lunch eligible48.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution86 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians122county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

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

Population3,234county
Land area in square miles906county
People per square mile of land3.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-8.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.0%county
Share of households that are one person36.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States14.1%county
Second languages31.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls75.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents325county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in38county
Households that moved away54county
Average income of arriving households$66,237county
Average income of departing households$80,630county
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 temperature60.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F69 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing91 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days269 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use917 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.4%county
Homes heated by propane6.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband77.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.9county
Landslide risk3.1county
Hail risk34.6county
Earthquake risk15.6county
Tornado risk51.2county
Tropical cyclone risk22.7county
Extreme heat risk8.8county
Winter weather risk45.4county
Strong wind risk43.4county
Wildfire risk89.8county

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 Hemphill 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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