Wilbarger County, Texas

Wilbarger County has a population of 12,616 and has shrunk 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $89,400, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $54,102.

Home price
$89,400
Income
$54,102
Population
12,616
Unemployment
9.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$89,400county
Median gross rent$932county
Median year homes here were built1965county
Share of homes built before 198073.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$993county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$757county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,191county
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$54,102county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate17.5%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 home4.1%county
Unemployment rate9.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government26.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.4%county
Economic output per resident$79,684county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.60%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 time14.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport29702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.6 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 station124 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths229.9county
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 higher81.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2099county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible69.7%county
Elementary schools2county
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 institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
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 insurance8.9%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population12,616county
Land area in square miles971county
People per square mile of land13.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract36.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person38.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%county
Second languages18.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls86.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in291county
Households that moved away314county
Average income of arriving households$40,467county
Average income of departing households$45,688county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature65.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.0 incounty
Annual snowfall1.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F126 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days251 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 28county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$158county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,222 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity39.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.9%county
Homes heated by propane5.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband83.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk13.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.0county
Landslide risk21.7county
Hail risk77.5county
Earthquake risk34.7county
Tornado risk61.9county
Tropical cyclone risk29.3county
Extreme heat risk67.4county
Winter weather risk38.4county
Strong wind risk74.6county
Wildfire risk63.5county

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 Wilbarger 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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