Nolan
Texas

What stands out

What stands out about Nolan County: the median home price is in the bottom 6% of American counties ($118K), the share working from home is in the bottom 9% of American counties (3%), and the uninsured rate is in the top 9% of American counties (17.4%). Within Texas it ranks 27th of 243 counties for the median home price, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Nolan County, Texas. 14,657 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -148).

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 $47,437 a year, lower than 84% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $57,897. Unemployment runs 3.7%, higher than 62% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 17 minutes each way.

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

Home

The median home costs $118K, cheaper than 94% of American counties, about 1.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $807 a month. Property tax is 1.56% of home value, roughly $1,426 a year on that median home, higher than 87% of American counties. 65% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.5 per 1,000 residents, higher than 80% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 25 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 73.3 years, shorter than 78% of American counties. There are 11 active physicians in the county, about 7.5 per 10,000 people. 17.4% 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 90% of American counties. 84% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 53 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 51% 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 66°F, highs near 79 and lows near 54, warmer than 87% of American counties. About 18 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 58 out of 100, riskier than 58% of American counties; the county has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 176 Mbps down, slower than 60% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.