Lee County, Texas

Lee County has a population of 17,971 and has grown 7.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $267,800, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $76,371.

Home price
$267,800
Income
$76,371
Population
17,971
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$267,800county
Median gross rent$1,067county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198031.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,141county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$912county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,430county
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$76,371county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%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 home12.6%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.5%county
Economic output per resident$76,428county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.96%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 time32.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10678073county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.3 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 station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths72.3county
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 higher20.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.4%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3236county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible53.1%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution44 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.9%county

Place

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

Population17,971county
Land area in square miles629county
People per square mile of land28.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store9.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age42.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person22.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.0%county
Second languages18.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents223county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in489county
Households that moved away396county
Average income of arriving households$63,810county
Average income of departing households$52,947county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year15county
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 temperature70.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F138 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing16 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days264 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 28county
Average first fall frostNov 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,206 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.3%county
Homes heated by propane14.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.1county
Landslide risk8.9county
Hail risk51.6county
Earthquake risk13.8county
Tornado risk56.9county
Tropical cyclone risk72.6county
Extreme heat risk46.6county
Winter weather risk35.7county
Strong wind risk33.9county
Wildfire risk46.5county

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 Lee 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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