Uvalde County, Texas

Uvalde County has a population of 24,881 and has grown 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,800, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $53,801.

Home price
$150,800
Income
$53,801
Population
24,881
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$150,800county
Median gross rent$981county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198044.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,123county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$856county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,488county
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$53,801county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate22.2%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 home4.9%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.2%county
Share of workers employed by government25.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$50,503county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.44%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 time19.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service80 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5466684county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 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 station69 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths36.2county
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 higher19.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.8%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment4993county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible79.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution65 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.6%county

Place

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

Population24,881county
Land area in square miles1,552county
People per square mile of land16.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store23.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract60.8%county
Population change since 2020+1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age34.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.9%county
Second languages49.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents224county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in483county
Households that moved away542county
Average income of arriving households$56,594county
Average income of departing households$65,393county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year11county
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 temperature71.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.89 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F160 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing14 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days277 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 25county
Average first fall frostNov 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,128 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.5%county
Homes heated by propane6.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband84.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk82.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.1county
Landslide risk34.0county
Hail risk69.8county
Earthquake risk15.6county
Tornado risk50.9county
Tropical cyclone risk62.4county
Extreme heat risk81.9county
Winter weather risk56.7county
Strong wind risk27.7county
Wildfire risk73.2county

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 Uvalde 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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