Trinity County, Texas

Trinity County has a population of 14,046 and has grown 5.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $52,018.

Home price
$119,500
Income
$52,018
Population
14,046
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$119,500county
Median gross rent$856county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198033.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile38.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,010county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,211county
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$52,018county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate17.6%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 home8.0%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government19.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.3%county
Economic output per resident$24,883county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.06%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 time38.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service70 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport23349157county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.6 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 station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.7%county
Traffic deaths106.8county
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 higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.7%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2257county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible76.1%county
Elementary schools3county
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 physicians15county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

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

Population14,046county
Land area in square miles694county
People per square mile of land20.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.2%county
Share of households that are one person33.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages9.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents353county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in527county
Households that moved away460county
Average income of arriving households$60,338county
Average income of departing households$44,161county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature68.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F106 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing20 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days269 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,141 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity79.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.3%county
Homes heated by propane12.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk40.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk23.9county
Hail risk22.3county
Earthquake risk29.1county
Tornado risk63.4county
Tropical cyclone risk83.7county
Extreme heat risk53.4county
Winter weather risk32.8county
Strong wind risk82.9county
Wildfire risk70.0county

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 Trinity 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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