Ochiltree County, Texas

Ochiltree County has a population of 9,786 and has shrunk 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $134,400, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $70,183.

Home price
$134,400
Income
$70,183
Population
9,786
Unemployment
0.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$134,400county
Median gross rent$891county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198057.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$998county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$798county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,280county
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$70,183county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%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 home3.3%county
Unemployment rate0.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.5%county
Economic output per resident$105,196county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.42%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 service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.9 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 station104 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths30.7county
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 higher20.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1802county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible61.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance25.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population9,786county
Land area in square miles918county
People per square mile of land10.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents7county
Median age33.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States27.7%county
Second languages49.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents280county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-29county
Households that moved in160county
Households that moved away221county
Average income of arriving households$50,731county
Average income of departing households$54,385county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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 temperature59.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F66 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days189 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

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 electricity28.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas66.3%county
Homes heated by propane3.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.4county
Landslide risk1.3county
Hail risk49.0county
Earthquake risk31.9county
Tornado risk45.1county
Tropical cyclone risk27.7county
Extreme heat risk13.1county
Winter weather risk73.6county
Strong wind risk43.6county
Wildfire risk76.2county

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 Ochiltree 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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