Scores by category

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

Safety69#286/924
Economy46#504/925
Housing3#897/925
Health62#356/925
Healthcare18#755/923
Environment43#525/917
Education55#416/925
Infrastructure46#496/925
Community32#631/925
Leisure & amenities56#404/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

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

Strengths

Job growth · high2.7%
95/100Texas 0.6%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Violent crime rate · low106 /100k
89/100Texas 345 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · low9.0 /100k
88/100Texas 13.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · low689 /100k
83/100Texas 1,786 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Comfortable days · high30.2%
80/100Texas 30.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · low2,184 /100k
77/100Texas 2,991 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

High ozone days · high7 days
5/100Texas 7 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · high34.1%
6/100Texas 30.9%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Traffic deaths · high29.8 /100k
7/100Texas 14.1 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from counties
Hot days · high101 days
7/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Public transit commuters · low0.0%
8/100Texas 0.9%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301High uncertainty
Rent-burdened households · high56.3%
8/100Texas 51.7%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070

Trends

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

Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.7 /10k (2020) → 1.1 /10k (2025)
+62%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Arts, entertainment and recreationImproving
2.6 /10k (2020) → 4.1 /10k (2025)
+59%5 yearsUS 4.8 /10k → 5.5 /10k
New business applicationsImproving
8.6 /1k (2020) → 13.0 /1k (2025)
+51%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Flu vaccinationsWorsening
48.0% (2019) → 38.0% (2023)
−10 pts4 yearsUS 48.0% → 44.0%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
80.8% (2015-2019) → 89.8% (2020-2024)
+9 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Violent crime rateImproving
182 /100k (2020) → 106 /100k (2025)
−42%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k

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, Stephenville, TX micropolitan area improved on 14 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 9 moved within the margin of error and 5 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.

Improved14

Arts & recreation+59%2.6 /10k → 4.1 /10k
Grocery stores+30%0.7 /10k → 0.9 /10k
Gyms+62%0.7 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Real income+40%$46,588 → $65,022
Restaurants+13%8.9 /10k → 10.0 /10k

Declined2

Price / income+1.1×3.0× → 4.1×
Firearm deaths+34%12.5 /100k → 16.7 /100k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Stephenville, TX micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.6 /10k2020	4.1 /10k2025	+59%	Improved	98%
Average commute time	18.7 min2015-2019	20.8 min2020-2024	+2.1 min	Within the margin of error	11%
Average weekly wage	$7582020	$9612025	+27%	Improved	78%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%2015-2019	32.1%2020-2024	+0.6 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Broadband subscriptions	80.8%2015-2019	89.8%2020-2024	+9 points	Improved	51%
Child poverty rate	16.1%2015-2019	16.2%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Distance to an airport	84 mi2020	84 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	10.5 /100k2020	9.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−14%	Improved	39%
Effective property tax rate	1.20%2015-2019	0.88%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	92%
Firearm deaths	12.5 /100k2020	16.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+34%	Declined	16%
Grocery stores	0.7 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	+30%	Improved	93%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	+62%	Improved	92%
High school diploma or higher	88.3%2015-2019	87.6%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	3%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	4.1×2020-2024	+1.1×	Declined	9%
Income adjusted for local prices	$46,5882019	$65,0222024	+40%	Improved	89%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4942015-2019	0.4652020-2024	−0.029	Within the margin of error	95%
Median household income	$52,7422015-2019	$65,1152020-2024	+23%	Improved	30%
New business applications	8.6 /1k2020	13.0 /1k2025	+51%	Improved	58%
Pharmacies	1.2 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−2.7%	Little change	62%
Poverty rate	18.4%2015-2019	16.6%2020-2024	−1.8 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Property crime rate	1,052 /100k2020	689 /100k2025	−34%	Improved	52%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−3.3%	Little change	35%
Rent as share of income	29.4%2015-2019	34.1%2020-2024	+4.7 points	Within the margin of error	3%
Rent-burdened households	49.1%2015-2019	56.4%2020-2024	+7.3 points	Within the margin of error	9%
Restaurants and bars	8.9 /10k2020	10.0 /10k2025	+13%	Improved	84%
Suicide rate	19.6 /100k2020	20.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+3.1%	Little change	54%
Traffic deaths	35.4 /100k2015-2019	29.8 /100k2020-2024	−16%	Improved	84%
Unemployment rate	5.8%2020	3.6%2025	−2.2 points	Improved	26%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	19.3%2015-2019	17.7%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Within the margin of error	80%
Violent crime rate	182 /100k2020	106 /100k2025	−42%	Improved	90%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 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; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; 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 Stephenville, TX micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Stephenville, 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, Stephenville, TX micropolitan area itself moved −1.3 points in standing on average over the same 30 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

43,794 residents

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 women (−2.5 points).

Table view

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

Race and Hispanic origin

43,794 residents

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

White72%31,602
Black1.8%770
Hispanic or Latino22%9,757
Asian1.0%417
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%†143
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races2.5%1,105

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−2.4 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

25,895 residents (±181)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma12%3,204
High school or GED28%7,147
Some college20%5,264
Associate degree7.6%1,980
Bachelor's degree20%5,250
Graduate degree12%3,050

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Graduate degree (+2.5 points).

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

16,816 households (±347)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k20%3,375
$25k–50k20%3,312
$50k–75k15%2,601
$75k–100k14%2,344
$100k–150k18%2,995
$150k–200k5.7%957
$200k or more7.3%1,232

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−4.4 points).

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

16,816 households (±347)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Own63%10,619
Rent37%6,197

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

5,795 households (±499)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75021%†1,188
$750–1,00021%1,204
$1,000–1,50032%1,841

Home values

10,619 homes (±438)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k24%2,547
$150k–250k22%2,301
$250k–400k28%2,932

Age of homes

18,694 homes (±97)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later22%4,151
2000–200915%2,848
1980–199926%4,886

Size of homes

18,694 homes (±97)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Studio2.2%†414
1 bedroom11%2,068
2 bedrooms24%4,442

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

21,098 workers (±562)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone76%15,966
Carpool10%2,168
Public transit0.0%†5
Walk4.1%858
Bike1.1%†230
Work from home7.2%1,520
Other1.7%†351

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−5.9 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 B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

19,578 workers (±606)

Stephenville, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min51%10,062
15–29 min25%4,963
30–44 min12%2,307

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 no occupation wages for Stephenville, 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.

Stephenville, TX has 1,116 employer establishments, 252 for every 10,000 residents (1.01× the US rate of 248), with 13,376 paid employees at an average annual pay of $45,556. The Census Bureau also counts 4,189 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,116; 4,189 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 252; US 248
Paid employees: 13,376
Average annual pay: $45,556; US $68,342

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

Specialty trade contractors	95	21.4	1.39×More than typical	557	$47,262	430
Restaurants and other eating places	88	19.9	1.08×About typical	1,833	$17,570	21
Ambulatory health care services	65	14.7	0.70×Fewer than typical	521	$54,747	120
Lessors of real estate	47	10.6	0.86×About typical	141	$35,085	418
Religious organizations	45	10.2	1.83×More than typical	358	$19,215	—
Building equipment contractors	40	9	1.50×More than typical	219	$45,324	59
Construction of buildings	40	9	1.19×About typical	161	$45,578	217
Limited-service restaurants	37	8.4	1.04×About typical	940	$17,484	8
Full-service restaurants	34	7.7	1.00×About typical	606	$19,330	12
Management, scientific and technical consulting	34	7.7	1.14×About typical	138	$51,768	84
Automotive repair and maintenance	31	7	1.39×More than typical	201	$46,169	80
Services to buildings and dwellings	27	6.1	0.90×About typical	330	$30,836	207

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 44,304 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 $34.9K on contracts performed in Stephenville, TX micropolitan area: $0.79 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $34.9K
Per resident: $0.79; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 100%; 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

Federal Acquisition Service$34.9K100%

Top recipients

FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC$34.9K100%

Spending by fiscal year

13.6KFY2017
267.7FY2018
5.7MFY2019
2.8MFY2020
2.2MFY2021
2MFY2022
1.1MFY2023
0FY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Motor vehicle manufacturing · 3361$34.9K100%

Largest awards

SHORT TERM RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT$34.9K
FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC· Erath County, TX· Equipment maintenance· Apr 6, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026· 47QMCE26FM377

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.

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 $239.4M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Stephenville, TX micropolitan area: $5,453 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $239.4M; −2.7% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,453; US $12,955
Loan face value: $13.8M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.9%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$134.1M56%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$36.1M15%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$19.7M8.2%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$16.5M6.9%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$12M5.0%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$4.7M2.0%
10.987 · Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire$1.8M0.7%
10.912 · Environmental Quality Incentives Program$1.8M0.7%

Top recipients (organizations)

TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY$39M16%
STEPHENVILLE, TX
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$2.9M1.2%
AUSTIN, TX
PECAN VALLEY MHMR REGION$400K0.2%
GRANBURY, TX
ARMAGH FINE FOODS LLC$249.9K0.1%
DUBLIN, TX
SHAMROCK APARTMENTS LTD$112.8K

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$167.4M70%
Department of Education$38.7M16%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$23.1M9.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$2.9M1.2%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency$2.7M1.1%

Assistance by fiscal year

251.2MFY2021
199.2MFY2022
216.8MFY2023
224.6MFY2024
246.2MFY2025
239.4MFY2026

County aggregates

80%

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 Stephenville, 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.

Erath CountyCentral county4843,911

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

StephenvillePrincipal city21,682

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

Improved14

Declined2

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

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Stephenville, 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

Improved14

Declined2

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type