Your life in Roberts County, Texas

What stands out

If you had to describe Roberts County in numbers, start here: home internet speed is among the slowest in America (43 Mbps), population growth is in the top 2% of American counties (+3.5% a year), and homeownership is in the top 2% of American counties (87%). Within Texas it ranks 3rd of 254 counties for home internet speed, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Roberts County, Texas. 764 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 3.5% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +21).

Texas has no income tax and no estate tax, and its constitution prohibits an income tax without a statewide vote. Property taxes are among the highest in the country and are the main source of local school funding; the 2023 legislature raised the homestead exemption to $100,000 to offset that. Homeowner insurance costs are high along the Gulf coast and rising statewide after hail and freeze events. The grid is independent of the rest of the country.

Money

The typical household here brings in $62,667 a year, higher than 56% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $44,289. Unemployment runs 3.8%, higher than 62% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home.

Texas has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

A two-bedroom rents for around $1,015 a month. Property tax is 1.00% of home value, roughly $1,650 a year on that median home, higher than 60% of American counties. 87% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 71% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 11.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 91 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 92% of eligible voters turned out. Under Texas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 60°F, highs near 74 and lows near 47, warmer than 69% of American counties. About 23 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 4 out of 100, safer than 96% of American counties; the county has had 14 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 43 Mbps down, slower than almost every county in America. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation.

Where these numbers come from

• BLS QCEW 2024
• CDC 2024
• CMS 2024
• Census 2023
• Census ACS
• Census ACS 2022
• Census Population Estimates 2023
• Census SAHIE 2024
• County Health Rankings 2024
• Derived from ACS 2022 home value / household income
• FAA Airport Database
• FEMA Disaster Declarations 1953–2026
• FEMA National Risk Index 2023 (0–100, all hazards)
• HRSA Area Health Resources File 2023
• HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
• IMLS
• NOAA Climate Normals
• National Park Service
• Ookla Speedtest Intelligence
• Open Brewery DB
• OpenElections 2024
• SEDA via County Health Rankings 2024 (3.0 = at grade level; not a Z-score)
• Tax Foundation 2023
• USDA Food Environment Atlas
• Zillow ZHVI 2024
• Texas tax and law data: state revenue department, Tax Foundation, Giffords, Guttmacher (2026)

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