Kerr
Texas

What stands out

What stands out about Kerr County: the uninsured rate is in the top 5% of American counties (19.6%), winter sunshine is in the top 8% of American counties (1.6 on the USDA scale), and the average temperature is in the top 10% of American counties (67°F). Within Texas it ranks 124th of 254 counties for the uninsured rate.

Where you are

You live in Kerr County, Texas. 52,810 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +363).

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 $66,713 a year, higher than 67% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $56,546. Unemployment runs 3.6%, higher than 57% of American counties. 9% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 19 minutes each way.

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

Home

The median home costs $374K, pricier than 82% of American counties, about 3.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $987 a month. Property tax is 1.08% of home value, roughly $2,815 a year on that median home, higher than 65% of American counties. 71% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.7 per 1,000 residents, lower than 59% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 8 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.3 years, longer than 56% of American counties. There are 123 active physicians in the county, about 23.3 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 19.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.20 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 89% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 50 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 69% 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 55, warmer than 90% of American counties. About 30 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 67 out of 100, riskier than 67% of American counties; the county has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 186 Mbps down, slower than 56% of American counties. There are 14 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 2 breweries, 6 museums.