Culberson
Texas

What stands out

If you had to describe Culberson County in numbers, start here: the share working from home is among the lowest in America (1%), winter sunshine is among the sunniest in America (2.9 on the USDA scale), and the school test score is in the bottom 2% of American counties (2.28 where 3.0 is grade level). Within Texas it ranks 9th of 254 counties for the share working from home, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Culberson County, Texas. 2,181 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 1.5% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +32).

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 $35,924 a year, lower than 96% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $92,909. Unemployment runs 2.9%, lower than 70% of American counties. 1% of workers work from home.

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

Home

The median home costs $171K, cheaper than 76% of American counties, about 1.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,015 a month. Property tax is 0.86% of home value, roughly $714 a year on that median home, higher than 50% of American counties. 76% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.9 per 1,000 residents, higher than 94% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 73.7 years, shorter than 73% of American counties. There is 1 active physician in the county, about 4.6 per 10,000 people. 15.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.18 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 98% of American counties. 76% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 7 points. 58% 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 65°F, highs near 79 and lows near 51, warmer than 83% of American counties. About 11 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 15 out of 100, safer than 85% of American counties; the county has had 12 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 242 Mbps down, faster than 70% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1 National Park Service site.