Hunt County, Texas

Hunt County has a population of 108,972 and has grown 23.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $241,700, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $71,938.

Home price
$241,700
Income
$71,938
Population
108,972
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$241,700county
Median gross rent$1,222county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198034.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,551county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,931county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,648county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,431county
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$71,938county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government15.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$59,491county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.24%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 time31.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8654991county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths63.3county
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 higher22.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.5%county
Public schools in the county43county
Public school enrollment20690county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible61.3%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools11county
High schools12county
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 institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population108,972county
Land area in square miles840county
People per square mile of land130.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store6.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract27.1%county
Population change since 2020+23.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.5%county
Share of households that are one person24.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.1%county
Second languages17.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents182county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents28county
Households that moved in4,743county
Households that moved away3,483county
Average income of arriving households$65,627county
Average income of departing households$56,514county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year834county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.3%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F88 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing38 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days246 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 13county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,201 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity67.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.6%county
Homes heated by propane7.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband88.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk71.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.9county
Landslide risk18.5county
Hail risk94.7county
Earthquake risk62.5county
Tornado risk96.5county
Tropical cyclone risk45.9county
Extreme heat risk91.3county
Winter weather risk64.8county
Strong wind risk84.0county
Wildfire risk76.9county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hunt 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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