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Cottle
Texas

Population

$48K

Median Income

$81K

Median Home

R+71

Politics

Economy

Median Household Income$48K

This county

national avg ~$75K

Poverty Rate20.2%

This county

national avg ~11.5%

Unemployment Rate2.7%

This county

national avg ~3.8%

GDP per Capita$108,610

Federal Spending per Capita$579

Median Individual Earnings$33K

This county

national avg $45K

Professional/Management Workers29.0%

Average Adjusted Gross Income$50K

Avg Credit Score652

Work From Home %23.7%

This county

national avg 17.0%

Population Under 1825.6%

This county

national avg 22.0%

Single-Person Households44.4%

This county

national avg 28.0%

Income (20th Percentile)$16K

Income (80th Percentile)$94K

Income (95th Percentile)$200K

Bachelor's Degree or Higher17.4%

This county

national avg 35.0%

Less Than High School18.1%

This county

national avg 11.0%

Knowledge Economy GDP %10.1%

Dependency Ratio1.38

Medicare Spending / Person$4,910

SS Benefits / Person$5,056

Median Earnings (Bachelor's)$59K

Median Earnings (HS Diploma)$24K

Public Assistance Recipients0.4%

Average Annual Wage$78K

Professional Services Concentration1.04x national

This county

1.0 = national average share

Housing

Median Home Value$72K

This county

$340K state avg

$303K national

Market Rent (ZORI)$375/mo

This county

$1600/mo state avg

$1400/mo national

Property Tax Rate1.33%

This county

1.60% state avg

1.10% national

Annual tax on median home: $682

Affordability & Supply

HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,015/mo

Home Value to Income Ratio0.9x income

Severely Cost-Burdened Households7.5%

Homeownership Rate66.8%

This county

national avg ~65%

Days on Market (Redfin)— Slow — buyers have leverage

47 days

Months of Supply (Redfin)— Low inventory — sellers market

1.5 mo

Sold Above List (Redfin)

0.0%

Sale-to-List Ratio (Redfin)— Buyers market — homes selling below list

85.7%

Source: Redfin · Updated monthly

Health

Food Insecurity19.1%

This county

national avg ~11%

Food Environment Index0.9 / 10

This county

higher = better access

Primary Care Shortage Score0

This county

national avg 5

Mental Health Shortage Score13

Dental Care Shortage Score10

Healthcare Shortage Score7.7

Obesity Rate (BRFSS)40.5%

This county

national avg 32.0%

Smoking Rate (BRFSS)17.8%

This county

national avg 14.0%

Poor Health Rate (BRFSS)27.5%

This county

national avg 18.0%

Physical Inactivity (BRFSS)32.8%

This county

national avg 24.0%

High Blood Pressure (BRFSS)36.0%

This county

national avg 32.0%

Active Physicians0

ER Visits per 1,000 Medicare Patients556 / 1,000

Medicare Cost per Beneficiary$9,831

Uninsured (under 65)17.2%

This county

national avg ~10%

Adults with Depression24.3%

Education

HS Diploma Holders263

Bachelor's Degree Holders86

HS Completion Rate81.9%

This county

national avg ~85%

Safety

Violent Crime Rate4.6 / 1,000

This county

national avg ~4.0

Social Vulnerability (CDC SVI)67th pct

Drug Overdose Deaths (2024)0.0 / 100K

Climate & Air Quality

Natural Amenity Scale-0.2

January Sunshine1.46

January Temperature0.57

Average Temp64°F

Avg High Temp78°F

Avg Low Temp50°F

Annual Precipitation22.2 in/yr

Avg Storm Events8.6 storms/yr

Avg Annual Storm Damage$10K

Drought Index (2022)-1.23

Heating Degree Days2,676 HDD/yr

This county

national avg ~4,500 HDD/yr

Cooling Degree Days2,362 CDD/yr

This county

national avg ~1,200 CDD/yr

Heating Degree Days (1901–2000 Baseline)3,227 HDD/yr

Cooling Degree Days (1901–2000 Baseline)2,249 CDD/yr

Avg Tornadoes / Year0.8

Avg Flood Events / Year0.0

Avg Hail Events / Year2.6

Avg Hurricane Events / Year0.00

Avg Wildfire Events / Year0.0

Avg Winter Storms / Year0.0

Avg Heat Events / Year0.0

Natural Hazard Risk (FEMA)11 / 100

Community Resilience (FEMA)7 / 100

Federal Disaster Declarations19 since 1953

Fine Particulate Pollution (PM2.5)6.1 µg/m³

This county

EPA standard 9 µg/m³

Outdoor & Recreation

Historic Places (NRHP)1 properties

FAA-Registered Airports2 total

Airports (excl. heliports)2 airports

Internet & Remote Work

Download Speed98 Mbps

This county

national avg ~120 Mbps

Upload Speed41 Mbps

Fixed Internet (Q1 2026)131 Mbps

Mobile Internet (Q1 2026)114 Mbps

Mobile Upload (Q1 2026)17 Mbps

Mobile Latency (Q1 2026)40 ms

Households with 100Mbps+98.9%

This county

national avg 75.0%

Cellular-Only Internet6.4%

This county

national avg 8.0%

Fixed Upload Speed (Q1 2026)50 Mbps

Commute & Transit

Remote Workers169 workers

Public Transit Commuters0 workers

Walk to Work24 workers

Extreme Commutes (90+ min)5 workers

Walk to Work3.4%

Families & Childcare

Childcare Cost Burden30.8%

This county

national median ~27% of household income

Childcare Centers7.8 per 10K residents

Civic & Community

Voter Turnout57.1%

This county

national avg ~55%

Volunteering Rate0.1%

Income Inequality (Gini)5.826

Nonprofit Organizations16

Veterans Share4.2%

This county

national avg 7.0%

Married Adults40.4%

Never-Married Adults35.7%

Divorced Adults13.8%

Religious Organizations4

Membership Associations21.7 per 10K residents

Debt Burden

Avg Mortgage Balance$57K

Avg Student Loan Balance$11K

Avg Credit Card Balance$4K

Loan Delinquency Rate52.9%

This county

national avg 4.0%

Innovation

Inventor Rate0.00%

Politics

R+71

2024 Presidential · Texas was R+14 statewide

vs Texas State

Income tax

NoneSame (state law)

Property tax

1.33%1.6% state avg

Politics

R+71R+14

COL Index

County data97 (state)

Population & Migration

Net Domestic Migration 2023

↓ -11

More people leaving than arriving

IRS Wealth Migration

Wealthier people moving in (IRS: 1.11x avg income)

Economic Mobility

39%

chance a low-income child reaches the middle class

Source: Opportunity Insights

Real Estate

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Median home value: $81K

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Local News — Cottle

News Channel 6 | Wichita Falls, TX · 3 weeks ago

One dead following Cottle County wreck

COTTLE CO., Texas (KAUZ) - According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), one woman is de…

Straight Arrow · Jun 19, 2026

Hacker pleads guilty to breach of Texas GOP website

Aubrey Cottle, a Canadian hacker known online as “Kirtaner,” faces as much as two and a half years i…

SC Media · Jun 29, 2026

Canadian hacker sentenced for Texas Republican Party website defacement

As detailed in HackRead, Aubrey Cottle, a hacker linked to Anonymous, has been sentenced to 18 month…

Hackread · Jun 28, 2026

Anonymous-Linked Hacktivist Aubrey Cottle Jailed Over Texas GOP Cyberattack

Aubrey Cottle, an Anonymous-linked hacker from Oshawa, has been sentenced to 18. Cyber Crime · Anony…

CBC · Jun 19, 2026

Oshawa, Ont., man pleads guilty to stealing Texas Republican Party data

Lawyers for an Ontario man accused of stealing and leaking Texan Republican Party data in 2021 say h…

KVII · Oct 2, 2025

TxDOT says it will take 400 dump truck loads to fill Texas-sized sink hole in Cottle Co.

topics: ... COTTLE COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — A stretch of Cottle County road is closed due to a Texas-s…

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