Willacy County, Texas

Willacy County has a population of 20,139 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $73,600, about 1.4 times the county's median household income of $54,180.

Home price
$73,600
Income
$54,180
Population
20,139
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$73,600county
Median gross rent$809county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198042.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$54,180county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate24.0%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.3%county
Share of workers employed by government23.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.8%county
Economic output per resident$33,987county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.68%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 service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport603561county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station209 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths24.8county
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 higher14.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher71.2%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3889county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible80.7%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter11.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance23.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.5%county

Place

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

Population20,139county
Land area in square miles591county
People per square mile of land34.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store27.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.7%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age34.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.7%county
Share of households that are one person23.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.4%county
Second languages60.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents164county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in223county
Households that moved away335county
Average income of arriving households$37,211county
Average income of departing households$41,400county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year43county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature76.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.88 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F174 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing2 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days316 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 1county
Average first fall frostDec 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh10.2¢county
Household electricity use1,295 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.5%county
Homes heated by propane2.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband81.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk30.9county
Coastal flood risk40.4county
Drought risk90.8county
Landslide risk6.3county
Hail risk39.0county
Earthquake risk15.2county
Tornado risk23.2county
Tropical cyclone risk91.7county
Extreme heat risk57.6county
Winter weather risk17.3county
Strong wind risk5.5county
Wildfire risk28.7county

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 Willacy 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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