Winkler County, Texas

Winkler County has a population of 7,454 and has shrunk 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $148,200, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $86,900.

Home price
$148,200
Income
$86,900
Population
7,454
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$148,200county
Median gross rent$1,037county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198074.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$978county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$782county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,173county
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$86,900county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home0.7%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government21.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.1%county
Economic output per resident$307,048county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.76%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 time28.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport761865county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.4 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 station108 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths161.0county
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 higher10.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher72.7%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1777county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible70.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.2%county

Place

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

Population7,454county
Land area in square miles841county
People per square mile of land8.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age35.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.5%county
Share of households that are one person23.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States15.3%county
Second languages48.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents257county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in205county
Households that moved away206county
Average income of arriving households$59,073county
Average income of departing households$64,049county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature67.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation7.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F146 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days233 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 22county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh15.9¢(statewide)
Household electricity use1,094 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity43.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.6%county
Homes heated by propane0.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk4.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk79.5county
Landslide risk0.6county
Hail risk52.9county
Earthquake risk16.2county
Tornado risk18.8county
Tropical cyclone risk11.2county
Extreme heat risk29.3county
Winter weather risk39.9county
Strong wind risk26.0county
Wildfire risk57.3county

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 Winkler 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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