A life in Throckmorton County, Texas

Where you are

You live in Throckmorton County, Texas. 1,439 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -5).

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 $55,221 a year, lower than 67% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $43,285. Unemployment runs 3.1%, lower than 61% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home.

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

Home

The median home costs $150K, cheaper than 84% of American counties, about 1.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $791 a month. Property tax is 1.31% of home value, roughly $878 a year on that median home, higher than 78% of American counties. 70% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 56% of American counties.

There is 1 active physician in the county, about 6.9 per 10,000 people. 19.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.83 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 70% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 81 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 75% 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 67°F, highs near 80 and lows near 53, warmer than 87% of American counties. About 31 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 6 out of 100, safer than 94% of American counties; the county has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 143 Mbps down, slower than 74% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.

Sources for this story

• 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
• DataSpine derived — 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
• 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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