Motley County, Texas

Motley County has a population of 1,183 and has shrunk 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $88,000, about 1.4 times the county's median household income of $61,154.

Home price
$88,000
Income
$61,154
Population
1,183
Unemployment
0.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$88,000county
Median gross rent$675county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198079.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant37.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.1%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$1,167county
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$61,154county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.1%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 home13.8%county
Unemployment rate0.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.9%county
Economic output per resident$41,368county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.03%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 time16.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport563180county
Miles to nearest general aviation field28 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station210 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths1098.9county
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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.6%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment179county
Students per full-time teacher10.5county
Free lunch eligible53.1%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution52 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 matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance20.7%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

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

Population1,183county
Land area in square miles990county
People per square mile of land1.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store39.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-13county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age52.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1812.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents847county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents53county
Households that moved in26county
Households that moved away27county
Average income of arriving households$47,346county
Average income of departing households$67,222county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
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 temperature63.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.0 incounty
Annual snowfall7.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F100 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days218 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 2county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$111county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use957 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane35.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband79.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk1.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk81.6county
Landslide risk5.2county
Hail risk56.9county
Earthquake risk4.4county
Tornado risk14.9county
Tropical cyclone risk9.8county
Extreme heat risk11.3county
Winter weather risk17.2county
Strong wind risk15.4county
Wildfire risk80.3county

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 Motley 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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