Limestone County, Texas

Limestone County has a population of 22,283 and has grown 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,200, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $60,573.

Home price
$164,200
Income
$60,573
Population
22,283
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$164,200county
Median gross rent$905county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198044.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.9%county
Typical monthly rent$983county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,231county
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$60,573county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate17.1%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 home6.7%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government23.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$97,789county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.19%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 time28.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport53849county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.5 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 station53 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%county
Traffic deaths31.4county
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 higher18.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.8%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3628county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible73.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.8%county

Place

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

Population22,283county
Land area in square miles905county
People per square mile of land24.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store5.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.5%county
Second languages18.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents352county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in545county
Households that moved away534county
Average income of arriving households$58,980county
Average income of departing households$50,234county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
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 temperature68.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.69 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F110 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing34 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days270 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostDec 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$165county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,210 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.5%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband81.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk49.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk84.8county
Landslide risk22.3county
Hail risk65.5county
Earthquake risk29.9county
Tornado risk63.4county
Tropical cyclone risk72.9county
Extreme heat risk57.5county
Winter weather risk31.3county
Strong wind risk40.8county
Wildfire risk73.2county

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 Limestone 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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