Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety34#10,353/15,637
Economy7#14,480/15,631
Housing25#11,269/14,977
Health4#15,014/15,609
Healthcare1#15,466/15,650
Environment46#8,374/15,453
Education10#14,070/15,649
Infrastructure0#15,585/15,650
Community13#13,632/15,651
Leisure & amenities60#6,267/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Crockett, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Houston County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Time spent in the emergency room · low118 min
88/100Texas 149 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHouston County value
Natural hazard risk · low8.0
87/100Texas 39.62025Federal Emergency Management AgencyHouston County value
Students per teacher · low12.0×
84/100Texas 15.0×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsHouston County value
Public libraries · high1.3 /10k
83/100Texas 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesHouston County value
Comfortable days · high30.2%
79/100Texas 30.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationHouston County value
High ozone days · low0 days
76/100Texas 7 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyHouston County value

Weaknesses

Primary care physicians · low14 /100k
2/100Texas 61 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHouston County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.546
2/100Texas 0.478United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Traffic deaths · high39.9 /100k
3/100Texas 14.1 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataHouston County value
Pharmacies · low0.4 /10k
3/100Texas 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHouston County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Texas 4.0 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyHouston County value
Mental health care shortage · high19.0
4/100Texas 14.0United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationHouston County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Child poverty rateImproving
58.4% (2015-2019) → 28.5% (2020-2024)
−30 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
55.8% (2015-2019) → 81.8% (2020-2024)
+26 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New homes permittedWorsening
0.5 /1k (2021) → 0.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
73.0% (2015-2019) → 57.3% (2020-2024)
−16 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Poverty rateImproving
37.2% (2015-2019) → 22.1% (2020-2024)
−15 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Rent as share of incomeImproving
43.2% (2015-2019) → 31.3% (2020-2024)
−12 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Crockett, Texas improved on 5 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved5

Child poverty−30 points58.4% → 28.5%
Poverty−15 points37.2% → 22.1%
Broadband+26 points55.8% → 81.8%
Rent / income−12 points43.2% → 31.3%
Household income+45%$26,856 → $38,869

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Crockett, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	21.1 min2015-2019	24.1 min2020-2024	+3.1 min	Within the margin of error	19%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%2015-2019	15.4%2020-2024	+0.8 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Broadband subscriptions	55.8%2015-2019	81.8%2020-2024	+26 points	Improved	96%
Child poverty rate	58.4%2015-2019	28.5%2020-2024	−30 points	Improved	98%
Effective property tax rate	1.32%2015-2019	1.17%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	47%
High school diploma or higher	73.7%2015-2019	78.1%2020-2024	+4.4 points	Within the margin of error	78%
Home price to income ratio	2.9×2015-2019	3.1×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	66%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5052015-2019	0.5462020-2024	+0.041	Within the margin of error	20%
Median household income	$26,8562015-2019	$38,8692020-2024	+45%	Improved	80%
Poverty rate	37.2%2015-2019	22.1%2020-2024	−15 points	Improved	97%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	43.2%2015-2019	31.3%2020-2024	−12 points	Improved	95%
Rent-burdened households	73.0%2015-2019	57.3%2020-2024	−16 points	Within the margin of error	90%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	23.0%2015-2019	15.9%2020-2024	−7.1 points	Within the margin of error	92%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Crockett, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Crockett, Texas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Crockett, Texas itself moved +4.9 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

6,364 residents (±32)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 20–29 men (−5.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

6,364 residents (±32)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

White40%2,522
Black40%2,553
Hispanic or Latino16%†1,034

Education

4,360 residents (±270)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma22%†954
High school or GED37%1,627
Some college23%1,000

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,638 households (±253)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k32%850
$25k–50k26%†679
$50k–75k16%†411
$75k–100k6.8%†179
$100k–150k7.7%†203
$150k–200k5.0%†133
$200k or more6.9%†183

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−12.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,638 households (±253)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

Own48%1,258
Rent52%1,380

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,222 households (±193)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

Under $75043%†527
$750–1,00023%†281
$1,000–1,50032%†389

Home values

1,258 homes (±233)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k56%702
$150k–250k22%†276
$250k–400k13%†158

Age of homes

3,213 homes (±267)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later0.2%†7
2000–20092.0%†64
1980–199931%989

Size of homes

3,213 homes (±267)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

Studio5.9%†188
1 bedroom12%†372
2 bedrooms28%892

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

2,285 workers (±305)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone85%1,939
Carpool9.5%†216
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike1.5%†34
Work from home2.7%†61
Other1.5%†35

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,224 workers (±301)

Crockett, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min46%†1,033
15–29 min21%†474
30–44 min13%†285

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Houston County, the county holding most of Crockett's residents.

Houston County has 360 employer establishments, 163 for every 10,000 residents (0.66× the US rate of 248; 0.75× Texas's), with 4,018 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,136. The Census Bureau also counts 1,641 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 360; 1,641 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 163; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 4,018
Average annual pay: $51,136; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Houston County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	30	13.6	0.74×Fewer than typical	391	$14,780	10
Religious organizations	24	10.9	1.96×More than typical	65	$19,338	—
Ambulatory health care services	21	9.5	0.46×Fewer than typical	188	$49,223	70
Specialty trade contractors	21	9.5	0.62×Fewer than typical	97	$51,505	143
Limited-service restaurants	14	6.3	0.79×Fewer than typical	276	$13,703	—
Full-service restaurants	11	5	0.65×Fewer than typical	84	$16,250	6
Insurance agencies and brokerages	11	5	1.14×About typical	33	$39,152	25
Banks and credit unions	9	4.1	1.26×Too few to compare	68	$63,015	—
Building equipment contractors	9	4.1	0.68×Too few to compare	48	$43,042	30
Gasoline stations	9	4.1	1.26×Too few to compare	45	$21,822	—
General merchandise stores	9	4.1	2.31×Too few to compare	222	$31,212	11
Legal services	9	4.1	0.76×Too few to compare	17	$59,059	7

Rank places for an industry Open Houston County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 22,050 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Crockett, Texas: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0; −100% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

67.9FY2017
13.2FY2019
1.1KFY2025

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Crockett, Texas, so they do not add up across cities.

Crockett, Texas's figures are part of those of Houston County, TX ($284.7K in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Crockett is mostly in Houston County.

See federal money in Houston County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Crockett, Texas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Pete SessionsR-TX-17 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.3%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Houston County10100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Houston County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

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Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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