Hutchinson County, Texas

Hutchinson County has a population of 20,184 and has shrunk 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,100, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $67,228.

Home price
$119,100
Income
$67,228
Population
20,184
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$119,100county
Median gross rent$932county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198067.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$913county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
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$67,228county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate13.3%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 home4.7%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$505,358county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.35%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 time20.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.4 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 station161 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.9%county
Traffic deaths14.9county
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 higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.9%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment3635county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible53.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution55 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population20,184county
Land area in square miles887county
People per square mile of land22.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person32.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.9%county
Second languages14.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents267county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in477county
Households that moved away549county
Average income of arriving households$54,597county
Average income of departing households$59,814county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 precipitation22.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F74 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing84 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh10.2¢county
Household electricity use957 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.9%county
Homes heated by propane2.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%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 risk21.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.8county
Landslide risk19.0county
Hail risk90.4county
Earthquake risk36.9county
Tornado risk78.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk32.2county
Winter weather risk90.0county
Strong wind risk67.4county
Wildfire risk94.9county

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 Hutchinson 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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