Johnson County, Texas

Johnson County has a population of 195,597 and has grown 21.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $285,900, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $84,859.

Home price
$285,900
Income
$84,859
Population
195,597
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$285,900county
Median gross rent$1,398county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198025.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,573county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,723county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,473county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,273county
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$84,859county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate10.0%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 home7.0%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.5%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$49,125county

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 time31.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42351316county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths29.7county
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 higher25.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.4%county
Public schools in the county65county
Public school enrollment39004county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible50.9%county
Elementary schools34county
Middle schools15county
High schools15county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population195,597county
Land area in square miles725county
People per square mile of land270.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores18county
Convenience stores23county
Share living far from a food store11.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.3%county
Population change since 2020+21.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age37.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.0%county
Share of households that are one person19.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.9%county
Second languages18.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents106county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents26county
Households that moved in8,010county
Households that moved away5,793county
Average income of arriving households$71,271county
Average income of departing households$58,799county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes33county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,356county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings17.1%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F104 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing36 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days250 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 13county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$192county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.9¢county
Household electricity use1,372 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity79.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband92.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk80.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk37.5county
Landslide risk15.1county
Hail risk85.9county
Earthquake risk51.0county
Tornado risk98.1county
Tropical cyclone risk53.5county
Extreme heat risk92.6county
Winter weather risk39.1county
Strong wind risk77.9county
Wildfire risk94.4county

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 Johnson 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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