Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety25#696/924
Economy2#909/925
Housing12#812/925
Health27#679/925
Healthcare1#917/923
Environment7#857/917
Education4#888/925
Infrastructure1#917/925
Community2#911/925
Leisure & amenities20#738/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Alice, TX micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Home price to income ratio · low2.2×
94/100Texas 3.6×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Depression · low20.4%
89/100Texas 21.2%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · low9.3 /100k
86/100Texas 13.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · high2.2 /10k
86/100Texas 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · low15.0 /100k
74/100Texas 14.4 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
High ozone days · low0 days
71/100Texas 7 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Hot days · high168 days
1/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high24.9%
1/100Texas 19.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Poor or fair health · high32.3%
1/100Texas 23.2%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Physical inactivity · high39.8%
1/100Texas 29.6%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Broadband subscriptions · low76.1%
2/100Texas 91.3%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Child poverty rate · high36.9%
2/100Texas 17.9%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001

Trends

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

Drought exposureWorsening
33% (2021) → 72% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+39 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
60.3% (2015-2019) → 76.1% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New business applicationsImproving
6.0 /1k (2020) → 9.9 /1k (2025)
+65%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.4 /10k (2020) → 0.7 /10k (2025)
+52%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
New homes permittedWorsening
0.1 /1k (2021) → 0.1 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−49%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Grocery storesImproving
1.5 /10k (2020) → 2.2 /10k (2025)
+45%5 yearsUS 1.7 /10k → 1.7 /10k

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, Alice, TX micropolitan area improved on 12 of 28 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 7 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Commute−5.0 min28.3 min → 23.3 min
High school++6.1 points73.5% → 79.6%
Grocery stores+45%1.5 /10k → 2.2 /10k
Unemployment−7.2 points12.1% → 4.9%
Broadband+16 points60.3% → 76.1%

Declined6

Libraries−21%0.8 /10k → 0.7 /10k
Firearm deaths+46%9.1 /100k → 13.3 /100k
Traffic deaths+40%23.3 /100k → 32.6 /100k
Suicides+34%11.2 /100k → 15.0 /100k
Pharmacies−24%1.7 /10k → 1.3 /10k

All 28 measures

Change of every measure of Alice, TX micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	1.7 /10k2020	1.8 /10k2025	+1.3%	Little change	32%
Average commute time	28.3 min2015-2019	23.3 min2020-2024	−5.0 min	Improved	100%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%2015-2019	16.4%2020-2024	+4.9 points	Improved	90%
Broadband subscriptions	60.3%2015-2019	76.1%2020-2024	+16 points	Improved	92%
Child poverty rate	34.0%2015-2019	36.9%2020-2024	+2.9 points	Within the margin of error	7%
Distance to an airport	102 mi2020	102 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	93%
Drug overdose deaths	10.1 /100k2020	9.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−7.5%	Improved	33%
Effective property tax rate	1.23%2015-2019	1.21%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Firearm deaths	9.1 /100k2020	13.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+46%	Declined	10%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	2.2 /10k2025	+45%	Improved	97%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.4 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	+52%	Improved	89%
High school diploma or higher	73.5%2015-2019	79.6%2020-2024	+6.1 points	Improved	98%
Home price to income ratio	1.7×2015-2019	2.2×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	43%
Homicide rate	5.6 /100k2020	5.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+2.6%	Little change	20%
Income adjusted for local prices	$46,9782019	$59,1282024	+26%	Improved	11%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4852015-2019	0.4672020-2024	−0.019	Within the margin of error	88%
Median household income	$41,4612015-2019	$50,8882020-2024	+23%	Improved	26%
New business applications	6.0 /1k2020	9.9 /1k2025	+65%	Improved	76%
Pharmacies	1.7 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−24%	Declined	13%
Poverty rate	23.1%2015-2019	23.9%2020-2024	+0.8 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Public libraries	0.8 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	−21%	Declined	4%
Rent as share of income	30.3%2015-2019	33.1%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Rent-burdened households	50.7%2015-2019	53.9%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Within the margin of error	30%
Restaurants and bars	5.7 /10k2020	6.2 /10k2025	+9.1%	Improved	77%
Suicide rate	11.2 /100k2020	15.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+34%	Declined	14%
Traffic deaths	23.3 /100k2015-2019	32.6 /100k2020-2024	+40%	Declined	11%
Unemployment rate	12.1%2020	4.9%2025	−7.2 points	Improved	99%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	22.4%2015-2019	24.9%2020-2024	+2.6 points	Within the margin of error	4%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. 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 925 metro and micro areas 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.

Metro and micro areas like Alice, TX micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Alice, TX micropolitan area 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, Alice, TX micropolitan area itself moved −0.9 points in standing on average over the same 28 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

45,793 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

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

Household income

16,256 households (±504)

Alice, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k26%4,236
$25k–50k24%3,827
$50k–75k14%2,331

Homes

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

Owners and renters

16,256 households (±504)

Alice, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Own66%10,662
Rent34%5,594

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (−3.9 points).

Table view

Getting to work

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

How people get to work

17,754 workers (±880)

Alice, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone81%14,331
Carpool9.5%1,678
Public transit0.0%0

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 no occupation wages for Alice, TX micropolitan area.

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.

Alice, TX has 891 employer establishments, 195 for every 10,000 residents (0.79× the US rate of 248), with 14,134 paid employees at an average annual pay of $36,484. The Census Bureau also counts 3,987 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 891; 3,987 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 195; US 248
Paid employees: 14,134
Average annual pay: $36,484; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	79	17.3	0.83×About typical	4,562	$20,654	157
Restaurants and other eating places	74	16.2	0.88×About typical	1,315	$17,332	48
Specialty trade contractors	43	9.4	0.61×Fewer than typical	372	$53,422	421
Limited-service restaurants	37	8.1	1.01×About typical	882	$16,795	9
Full-service restaurants	29	6.4	0.83×About typical	359	$18,565	29
Gasoline stations	25	5.5	1.69×More than typical	330	$22,676	—
Truck transportation	25	5.5	1.08×About typical	192	$40,042	185
Child day care services	23	5	2.07×More than typical	159	$30,277	138
Insurance agencies and brokerages	23	5	1.15×About typical	139	$70,475	51
Offices of physicians	23	5	0.78×Fewer than typical	241	$60,054	7
Religious organizations	19	4.2	0.75×Fewer than typical	87	$20,644	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	18	3.9	0.78×Fewer than typical	71	$26,338	108

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 45,640 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.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
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 contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $124.8K on contracts performed in Alice, TX micropolitan area: $2.75 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $124.8K; −96% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2.75; US $1,994
Sole-source: 11%; US 30%
Single offer: 87%; 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

Department of the Army$94.1K75%
Defense Health Agency$46.5K

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $301.5M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Alice, TX micropolitan area: $6,644 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $301.5M; −1.9% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,644; US $12,955
Loan face value: $7.7M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 4.3%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$149.6M50%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$36.4M12%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$27M9.0%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$25.9M8.6%
93.600 · Head Start$15.8M5.3%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$13.8M4.6%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$5.8M1.9%
93.224 · Health Center Program$3M1.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION OF SOUTH TEXAS$19.3M6.4%
ALICE, TX
HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF ALICE TX$2.8M0.9%
ALICE, TX
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$2.6M0.9%
AUSTIN, TX
FALFURRIAS HOUSING AUTHORITY$2.2M0.7%
FALFURRIAS, TX
GUADALUPE HACIENDAS APARTMENTS

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$216.3M72%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$40.5M13%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Administration for Children and Families$16.3M5.4%
Department of Health and Human Services
Farm Service Agency$10.5M3.5%
Department of Agriculture
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing

Assistance by fiscal year

252.5MFY2021
269.6MFY2022
264.6MFY2023
284.5MFY2024
307.2MFY2025
301.5MFY2026

County aggregates

86%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Alice, TX

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

AlicePrincipal city17,707

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Texas

Areas based in Texas, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

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.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
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
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved12

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Alice, TX micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Alice, TX

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Texas

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved12

Declined6

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Top buying agencies

By type

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards