Terrell County, Texas

Terrell County has a population of 835 and has shrunk 7.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $137,500, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $44,886.

Home price
$137,500
Income
$44,886
Population
835
Unemployment
0.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$137,500county
Median gross rent$1,386(statewide)
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198082.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant29.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented10.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.3%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$44,886county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%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 home8.6%county
Unemployment rate0.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force40.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed27.0%county
Share of workers employed by government26.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.1%county
Economic output per resident$68,329county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.92%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 time11.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service123 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport761865county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher26.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment114county
Students per full-time teacher8.1county
Free lunch eligible51.8%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution79 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.2%county
Frequent mental distress12.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population835county
Land area in square miles2,358county
People per square mile of land0.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3,572(statewide)
Convenience stores3,848(statewide)
Share living far from a food store43.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-7.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-16county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age59.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over38.0%county
Share of households that are one person44.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages29.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents790county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in879,909(statewide)
Households that moved away824,544(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$77,574(statewide)
Average income of departing households$76,329(statewide)
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
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 temperature69.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F152 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing23 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days255 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 19county

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 electricity31.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.2%county
Homes heated by propane49.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband81.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk12.7county
Hail risk5.2county
Earthquake risk1.6county
Tornado risk4.8county
Tropical cyclone risk10.1county
Extreme heat risk12.6county
Winter weather risk3.3county
Strong wind risk5.7county
Wildfire risk46.7county

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 Terrell 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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