Parmer County, Texas

Parmer County has a population of 9,731 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $146,700, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $69,735.

Home price
$146,700
Income
$69,735
Population
9,731
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$146,700county
Median gross rent$1,081county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198067.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,087county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$828county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,303county
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$69,735county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate10.2%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 home2.6%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government15.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.9%county
Economic output per resident$145,555county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.28%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 time16.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12033county
Miles to nearest general aviation field27 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 station154 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths20.6county
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 higher16.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher68.6%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment2164county
Students per full-time teacher10.7county
Free lunch eligible72.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians10county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance24.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population9,731county
Land area in square miles881county
People per square mile of land11.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract49.9%county
Population change since 2020-2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age36.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.6%county
Share of households that are one person14.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States24.7%county
Second languages54.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents274county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in172county
Households that moved away222county
Average income of arriving households$42,302county
Average income of departing households$49,059county
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 temperature59.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.1 incounty
Annual snowfall12.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing88 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days190 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$77county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh8.8¢county
Household electricity use871 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.2%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband91.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.7county
Landslide risk0.2county
Hail risk86.6county
Earthquake risk24.0county
Tornado risk42.0county
Tropical cyclone risk41.0county
Extreme heat risk20.0county
Winter weather risk72.3county
Strong wind risk38.7county
Wildfire risk67.2county

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 Parmer 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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