Reeves County, Texas

Reeves County has a population of 12,664 and has shrunk 17.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $118,000, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $64,297.

Home price
$118,000
Income
$64,297
Population
12,664
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$118,000county
Median gross rent$981county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198055.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,083county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$988county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,299county
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$64,297county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.8%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 home3.0%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government21.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.5%county
Economic output per resident$1,126,998county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.08%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 time18.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service79 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4076county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.0 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 station72 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths173.7county
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 higher7.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher70.2%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3065county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible64.2%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution71 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

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

Population12,664county
Land area in square miles2,635county
People per square mile of land4.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract35.8%county
Population change since 2020-17.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age34.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States19.3%county
Second languages62.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents190county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in373county
Households that moved away394county
Average income of arriving households$50,979county
Average income of departing households$63,030county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year41county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings36.6%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F140 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing33 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days234 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 20county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$172county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh18.5¢county
Household electricity use930 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.3%county
Homes heated by propane7.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband75.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.7county
Landslide risk7.2county
Hail risk44.1county
Earthquake risk25.2county
Tornado risk19.3county
Tropical cyclone risk15.6county
Extreme heat risk36.1county
Winter weather risk61.7county
Strong wind risk71.7county
Wildfire risk51.1county

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 Reeves 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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