Census-designated place · Bee County, Texas

Skidmore, Texas

Skidmore is a census-designated place in Bee County, Texas, part of the Beeville, TX metro area. It has 1,183 residents. Skidmore, Texas has a quality-of-life score of 4 out of 100 (very low), ranking #15,073 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Texas it ranks #943 of 1,016 cities and towns. It ranks best on poverty rate (low), income inequality (Gini index) (low) and comfortable days (high). It ranks worst on voter turnout (low), hot days (high) and primary care physicians (low).

4Very low

Quality-of-life score: #15,073 of 15,651 cities and towns
Texas: #943 of 1,016 in TX
Population: 1,183 (2020-2024)
Land area: 11 mi²
Density: 112.2 /mi²
FIPS code: 4868132

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 72 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

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

Safety32#10,637/15,637
Economy38#9,694/15,631
Housing32#10,234/14,977
Health26#11,548/15,609
Healthcare1#15,515/15,650
Environment14#13,299/15,453
Education5#14,863/15,649
Infrastructure26#11,578/15,650
Community0#15,585/15,651
Leisure & amenities3#15,197/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Skidmore, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Bee 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

Poverty rate · low1.1%
99/100Texas 13.4%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.320
90/100Texas 0.478United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Comfortable days · high30.9%
82/100Texas 30.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationBee County value
Job growth · high1.0%
78/100Texas 0.6%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataBee County value
Child care cost burden · low24.5%
77/100Texas 24.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBee County value
Distance to an emergency room · low4.1 mi
76/100Texas 5.5 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesBee County value

Weaknesses

Voter turnout · low36.6%
0/100Texas 57.8%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionBee County value
Hot days · high133 days
2/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationBee County value
Primary care physicians · low13 /100k
2/100Texas 61 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBee County value
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high36.7%
2/100Texas 19.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Arts, entertainment and recreation · low0.9 /10k
2/100Texas 3.4 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsBee County value
Preventable hospital stays · high4,621 /100k
3/100Texas 2,991 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBee County value

Trends

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

PopulationFalling
1,360 (2015-2019) → 1,183 (2020-2024)
−13%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
19.6% (2015-2019) → 92.6% (2020-2024)
+73 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
1.0× (2015-2019) → 2.2× (2020-2024)
+122%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Child poverty rateImproving
20.0% (2015-2019) → 0.0% (2020-2024)
−20 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
13.1% (2015-2019) → 32.6% (2020-2024)
+20 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
High school diploma or higherImproving
80.3% (2015-2019) → 95.0% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%

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, Skidmore, Texas improved on 1 of 6 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 4 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.

Improved1

Inequality−0.1140.434 → 0.320

Declined1

Rent / income+20 points13.1% → 32.6%

All 6 measures

Change of every measure of Skidmore, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	32.2 min2015-2019	21.4 min2020-2024	−10.8 min	Within the margin of error	99%
Effective property tax rate	1.04%2015-2019	0.94%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	36%
High school diploma or higher	80.3%2015-2019	95.0%2020-2024	+15 points	Within the margin of error	99%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4342015-2019	0.3202020-2024	−0.114	Improved	97%
Rent as share of income	13.1%2015-2019	32.6%2020-2024	+20 points	Declined	2%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	40.6%2015-2019	36.7%2020-2024	−3.9 points	Within the margin of error	82%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15075 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 Skidmore, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Skidmore, 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, Skidmore, Texas itself moved +18.8 points in standing on average over the same 5 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

1,183 residents (±457)

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: 60–69 women (+10.7 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 B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,183 residents (±457)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

White11%†130
Black1.2%†14
Hispanic or Latino88%†1,039
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−15.0 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 B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

763 residents (±277)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma5.0%†38
High school or GED20%†156
Some college35%†264
Associate degree31%†233
Bachelor's degree7.9%†60
Graduate degree1.6%†12

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Associate degree (+22.6 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 B15003View 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.

Income

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

Household income

420 households (±201)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k10%†44
$25k–50k46%†195
$50k–75k21%†89
$75k–100k13%†56
$100k–150k8.6%†36
$150k–200k0.0%0
$200k or more0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+8.6 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

420 households (±201)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

Own77%†325
Rent23%†95

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 B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

95 households (±125)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

Under $7509.5%†9
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50091%†86

Home values

325 homes (±149)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k68%†222
$150k–250k12%†39
$250k–400k16%†51

Age of homes

567 homes (±215)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later12%†70
2000–20093.2%†18
1980–199949%†277

Size of homes

567 homes (±215)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom4.9%†28
2 bedrooms33%†187

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

522 workers (±227)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone81%†424
Carpool19%†97
Public transit0.2%†1
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home0.0%0
Other0.0%0

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

522 workers (±227)

Skidmore, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min32%†165
15–29 min46%†240
30–44 min7.5%†39

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

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Beeville, TX

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 Bee County, the county holding most of Skidmore's residents.

Bee County has 447 employer establishments, 142 for every 10,000 residents (0.57× the US rate of 248; 0.65× Texas's), with 5,426 paid employees at an average annual pay of $36,056. The Census Bureau also counts 1,811 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 447; 1,811 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 142; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 5,426
Average annual pay: $36,056; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	40	12.7	0.61×Fewer than typical	735	$25,037	59
Restaurants and other eating places	40	12.7	0.69×Fewer than typical	612	$18,158	24
Offices of physicians	17	5.4	0.84×About typical	89	$51,742	7
Specialty trade contractors	17	5.4	0.35×Fewer than typical	345	$61,928	204
Lessors of real estate	16	5.1	0.41×Fewer than typical	47	$39,128	108
Limited-service restaurants	16	5.1	0.64×Fewer than typical	342	$19,371	3
Full-service restaurants	15	4.8	0.62×Fewer than typical	232	$16,776	16
Religious organizations	15	4.8	0.86×About typical	62	$18,516	—
Accounting, tax preparation and payroll services	11	3.5	0.86×About typical	40	$38,575	23
Automotive repair and maintenance	11	3.5	0.70×Fewer than typical	48	$45,604	54
Insurance agencies and brokerages	11	3.5	0.80×Fewer than typical	17	$35,824	19
Legal services	11	3.5	0.65×Fewer than typical	36	$59,889	17

Rank places for an industry Open Bee County

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 31,394 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

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

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

See federal money in Bee 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.

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

House

Michael CloudR-TX-27 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 1.5%

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.

Bee County2100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Beeville, TX0

Other cities and towns in Bee 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.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
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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