Somervell County, Texas

Somervell County has a population of 9,691 and has grown 11.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $289,500, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $79,825.

Home price
$289,500
Income
$79,825
Population
9,691
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$289,500county
Median gross rent$773county
Median year homes here were built1995county
Share of homes built before 198028.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,015county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,321county
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$79,825county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate7.5%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 home11.3%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.5%county
Share of workers employed by government14.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.2%county
Economic output per resident$177,306county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.91%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 time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport53849county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 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 station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths206.4county
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 higher29.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2180county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible37.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians74county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population9,691county
Land area in square miles186county
People per square mile of land52.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age44.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person22.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.3%county
Second languages16.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents217county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents20county
Households that moved in357county
Households that moved away307county
Average income of arriving households$67,487county
Average income of departing households$65,765county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F108 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing36 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,296 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband91.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk20.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.8county
Landslide risk12.0county
Hail risk37.7county
Earthquake risk6.6county
Tornado risk42.7county
Tropical cyclone risk42.9county
Extreme heat risk28.8county
Winter weather risk6.9county
Strong wind risk10.5county
Wildfire risk81.0county

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 Somervell 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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