Lipscomb County, Texas

Lipscomb County has a population of 2,918 and has shrunk 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $124,300, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $72,560.

Home price
$124,300
Income
$72,560
Population
2,918
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$124,300county
Median gross rent$876county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198069.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant28.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$778county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,270county
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$72,560county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%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 home2.1%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government26.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.2%county
Economic output per resident$213,739county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.41%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 time19.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service56 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 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 station96 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.1%county
Traffic deaths68.5county
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 higher22.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment611county
Students per full-time teacher9.0county
Free lunch eligible60.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution72 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

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

Population2,918county
Land area in square miles932county
People per square mile of land3.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store38.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age36.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States15.1%county
Second languages30.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls91.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents523county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in63county
Households that moved away55county
Average income of arriving households$50,460county
Average income of departing households$54,327county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature59°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use937 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas68.9%county
Homes heated by propane7.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband86.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk4.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.5county
Landslide risk0.8county
Hail risk28.1county
Earthquake risk18.5county
Tornado risk29.8county
Tropical cyclone risk16.7county
Extreme heat risk8.9county
Winter weather risk46.1county
Strong wind risk31.8county
Wildfire risk84.6county

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 Lipscomb 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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