Live Oak County, Texas

Live Oak County has a population of 11,620 and has grown 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $159,200, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $57,150.

Home price
$159,200
Income
$57,150
Population
11,620
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$159,200county
Median gross rent$924county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198041.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,033county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$787county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,314county
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$57,150county
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 home8.5%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.5%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$242,511county

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 time27.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport369393county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.9 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 station78 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.4%county
Traffic deaths232.4county
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 higher15.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1629county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible64.5%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution58 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 matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population11,620county
Land area in square miles1,040county
People per square mile of land11.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.9%county
Population change since 2020+5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.4%county
Share of households that are one person29.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.7%county
Second languages28.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents221county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in290county
Households that moved away271county
Average income of arriving households$60,541county
Average income of departing households$62,583county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9county
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 temperature73.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F171 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing10 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days283 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 18county
Average first fall frostNov 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh10.7¢county
Household electricity use1,272 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity85.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband76.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk25.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.2county
Landslide risk13.5county
Hail risk40.3county
Earthquake risk4.9county
Tornado risk39.0county
Tropical cyclone risk79.4county
Extreme heat risk55.5county
Winter weather risk12.7county
Strong wind risk12.9county
Wildfire risk46.0county

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 Live Oak 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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