Red River County, Texas

Red River County has a population of 11,611 and has grown 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,500, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $48,491.

Home price
$121,500
Income
$48,491
Population
11,611
Unemployment
2.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$121,500county
Median gross rent$1,044county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%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$1,353county
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$48,491county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate15.6%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 home10.6%county
Unemployment rate2.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$38,048county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.01%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 time30.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport36307county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.8 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 station61 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths94.7county
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 higher15.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.3%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1976county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible72.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution53 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians26county
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 insurance16.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.6%county

Place

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

Population11,611county
Land area in square miles1,044county
People per square mile of land11.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store11.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.8%county
Share of households that are one person28.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents466county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in327county
Households that moved away296county
Average income of arriving households$67,443county
Average income of departing households$43,882county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature65.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.54 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing42 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days241 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 17county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,081 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.9%county
Homes heated by propane17.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband77.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk11.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.1county
Landslide risk8.4county
Hail risk59.8county
Earthquake risk37.4county
Tornado risk72.7county
Tropical cyclone risk46.7county
Extreme heat risk57.7county
Winter weather risk24.5county
Strong wind risk36.6county
Wildfire risk59.5county

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 Red River 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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