Morris County, Texas

Morris County has a population of 12,076 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $120,400, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $58,645.

Home price
$120,400
Income
$58,645
Population
12,076
Unemployment
7.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$120,400county
Median gross rent$859county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198059.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%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$1,254county
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$58,645county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate19.5%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 home5.1%county
Unemployment rate7.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.9%county
Economic output per resident$71,947county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.10%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 time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport35057county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 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 station40 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths289.8county
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 higher16.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1879county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible71.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
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 insurance12.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

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

Population12,076county
Land area in square miles252county
People per square mile of land47.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.1%county
Second languages11.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents384county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in423county
Households that moved away368county
Average income of arriving households$46,215county
Average income of departing households$39,141county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
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 temperature66.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F86 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing33 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days256 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 6county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,140 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.9%county
Homes heated by propane3.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk24.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk22.0county
Hail risk82.1county
Earthquake risk39.0county
Tornado risk79.3county
Tropical cyclone risk49.3county
Extreme heat risk59.9county
Winter weather risk36.1county
Strong wind risk63.6county
Wildfire risk64.6county

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 Morris 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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