Stephens County, Texas

Stephens County has a population of 9,351 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $110,200, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $58,008.

Home price
$110,200
Income
$58,008
Population
9,351
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$110,200county
Median gross rent$846county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198063.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.5%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$58,008county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate14.6%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 home3.7%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government21.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$52,298county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.48%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 time28.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service51 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 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 station92 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.4%county
Traffic deaths21.4county
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 higher17.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.8%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1374county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible66.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution51 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population9,351county
Land area in square miles897county
People per square mile of land10.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store47.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract64.1%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.4%county
Share of households that are one person33.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.6%county
Second languages16.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents242county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in197county
Households that moved away171county
Average income of arriving households$67,102county
Average income of departing households$91,860county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature67°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F120 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days217 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 2county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$173county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,218 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband86.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk18.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk48.3county
Landslide risk54.8county
Hail risk58.9county
Earthquake risk10.8county
Tornado risk34.0county
Tropical cyclone risk26.9county
Extreme heat risk38.5county
Winter weather risk4.6county
Strong wind risk25.7county
Wildfire risk76.0county

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 Stephens 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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