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Texas

State FIPS 48 · 261,259 sq mi of land and 7,340 sq mi of water · 254 counties · 1,864 Census places (1,230 incorporated, 634 census-designated).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).

Housing indicators

Population

29,640,343

ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimate

Median household income

$76,292

ACS 2019–2023, in 2023 dollars

Median home value

$260,400

Owner-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023

Median gross rent

$1,339

Renter-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,488

HUD FY2027, population-weighted across areas · FY2026 $1,520 (-2.1%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023 ACS 5-year. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents. The state figure is a USA Houses LLC calculation, weighting each HUD county or town row by the population figure in HUD's file. HUD itself does not publish a statewide FMR. ACS estimates carry margins of error that aren't shown here.

Metro areas: 2025 single-family permits

Metropolitan areas that include Texas. Multi-state metros are listed under every state they cover, with national rank out of 393.

Metro area (CBSA)CBSASingle-family unitsAll unitsNational rank
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX2642046,21965,0751
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1910039,79066,1792
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1242014,81027,3226
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX417008,65110,54622
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX325804,5237,30144
Killeen-Temple, TX286602,5003,35886
Lubbock, TX311802,0462,86993
Corpus Christi, TX185801,9522,11696
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX151801,8382,702102
El Paso, TX213401,7902,050105

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual, by metro area (CBSA). Units authorized by building permits, unadjusted. Showing top 10 of 26.

New construction

The USA Houses LLC catalog has 3,050 new-home community records in Texas. Browse Texas communities on NewUSAHouses.com →

Source: USA Houses LLC new-construction catalog (NewUSAHouses.com), canonical catalog, last committed 2026-09-22. This is USA Houses LLC research compiled from builder and developer websites. Check details with the builder before relying on them.

Counties, with HUD rents joined in

Each county's Census GEOID, joined to HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent by the same 5-digit FIPS code.

CountyGEOIDLand, sq mi2BR FMR FY20262BR FMR FY2027Change
Anderson County480011,063$1,117$1,201+7.5%
Andrews County480031,501$1,425$1,325-7.0%
Angelina County48005798$1,021$1,073+5.1%
Aransas County48007252$1,407$1,404-0.2%
Archer County48009903$1,136$1,145+0.8%
Armstrong County48011909$1,106$1,107+0.1%
Atascosa County480131,220$1,098$1,069-2.6%
Austin County48015647$1,095$1,069-2.4%
Bailey County48017827$973$1,015+4.3%
Bandera County48019791$1,426$1,441+1.1%
Bastrop County48021888$1,852$1,817-1.9%
Baylor County48023867$973$1,014+4.2%
Bee County48025880$1,185$1,233+4.1%
Bell County480271,054$1,233$1,138-7.7%
Bexar County480291,240$1,426$1,441+1.1%
Blanco County48031709$1,167$1,227+5.1%
Borden County48033897$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Bosque County48035983$973$1,014+4.2%
Bowie County48037885$1,101$1,118+1.5%
Brazoria County480391,363$1,359$1,319-2.9%
Brazos County48041586$1,186$1,151-3.0%
Brewster County480436,184$993$1,028+3.5%
Briscoe County48045900$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Brooks County48047943$973$1,014+4.2%
Brown County48049944$1,080$1,137+5.3%
Burleson County48051659$1,186$1,151-3.0%
Burnet County48053995$1,247$1,349+8.2%
Caldwell County48055545$1,852$1,817-1.9%
Calhoun County48057507$973$1,014+4.2%
Callahan County48059899$1,276$1,310+2.7%
Cameron County48061892$1,047$1,042-0.5%
Camp County48063196$973$1,014+4.2%
Carson County48065920$1,106$1,107+0.1%
Cass County48067937$973$1,014+4.2%
Castro County48069894$1,050$1,218+16.0%
Chambers County48071597$1,573$1,497-4.8%
Cherokee County480731,053$984$1,062+7.9%
Childress County48075697$1,049$1,128+7.5%
Clay County480771,089$1,136$1,145+0.8%
Cochran County48079775$973$1,014+4.2%
Coke County48081912$973$1,014+4.2%
Coleman County480831,263$1,053$1,079+2.5%
Collin County48085842$1,931$1,807-6.4%
Collingsworth County48087918$973$1,014+4.2%
Colorado County48089960$1,147$1,211+5.6%
Comal County48091560$1,426$1,441+1.1%
Comanche County48093938$973$1,017+4.5%
Concho County48095984$1,153$1,131-1.9%
Cooke County48097875$1,261$1,314+4.2%
Coryell County480991,052$1,233$1,138-7.7%
Cottle County48101901$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Crane County48103785$980$1,014+3.5%
Crockett County481052,807$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Crosby County48107900$1,175$1,241+5.6%
Culberson County481093,812$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Dallam County481111,503$1,170$1,381+18.0%
Dallas County48113873$1,931$1,807-6.4%
Dawson County48115900$1,080$1,212+12.2%
DeWitt County48123909$1,141$1,205+5.6%
Deaf Smith County481171,497$1,070$1,112+3.9%
Delta County48119257$973$1,014+4.2%
Denton County48121878$1,931$1,807-6.4%
Dickens County48125902$973$1,108+13.9%
Dimmit County481271,329$973$1,014+4.2%
Donley County48129927$973$1,014+4.2%
Duval County481311,793$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Eastland County48133927$973$1,014+4.2%
Ector County48135898$1,595$1,522-4.6%
Edwards County481372,118$1,015$1,078+6.2%
El Paso County481411,014$1,191$1,146-3.8%
Ellis County48139936$1,931$1,807-6.4%
Erath County481431,083$1,179$1,260+6.9%
Falls County48145765$973$1,014+4.2%
Fannin County48147878$985$1,093+11.0%
Fayette County48149950$1,019$1,093+7.3%
Fisher County48151899$973$1,014+4.2%
Floyd County48153992$973$1,014+4.2%
Foard County48155704$973$1,014+4.2%
Fort Bend County48157862$1,573$1,497-4.8%
Franklin County48159284$1,107$1,151+4.0%
Freestone County48161878$973$1,014+4.2%
Frio County481631,134$1,088$1,227+12.8%
Gaines County481651,502$973$1,014+4.2%
Galveston County48167379$1,573$1,497-4.8%
Garza County48169893$973$1,084+11.4%
Gillespie County481711,058$1,438$1,591+10.6%
Glasscock County48173900$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Goliad County48175852$1,442$1,428-1.0%
Gonzales County481771,067$973$1,014+4.2%
Gray County48179926$1,037$1,083+4.4%
Grayson County48181933$1,351$1,395+3.3%
Gregg County48183273$1,199$1,232+2.8%
Grimes County48185787$1,067$1,154+8.2%
Guadalupe County48187711$1,426$1,441+1.1%
Hale County481891,005$973$1,014+4.2%
Hall County48191883$973$1,014+4.2%
Hamilton County48193836$973$1,014+4.2%
Hansford County48195920$1,113$1,230+10.5%
Hardeman County48197695$973$1,014+4.2%
Hardin County48199891$1,103$1,218+10.4%
Harris County482011,707$1,573$1,497-4.8%
Harrison County48203900$1,260$1,244-1.3%
Hartley County482051,462$1,129$1,218+7.9%
Haskell County48207903$973$1,014+4.2%
Hays County48209677$1,852$1,817-1.9%
Hemphill County48211906$973$1,014+4.2%
Henderson County48213874$1,009$1,114+10.4%
Hidalgo County482151,571$1,060$1,017-4.1%
Hill County48217959$1,023$1,080+5.6%
Hockley County48219908$973$1,014+4.2%
Hood County48221421$1,412$1,463+3.6%
Hopkins County48223767$1,115$1,205+8.1%
Houston County482251,231$978$1,046+7.0%
Howard County48227901$1,173$1,217+3.8%
Hudspeth County482294,571$973$1,014+4.2%
Hunt County48231840$1,931$1,807-6.4%
Hutchinson County48233887$973$1,014+4.2%
Irion County482351,052$1,339$1,350+0.8%
Jack County48237911$973$1,022+5.0%
Jackson County48239829$1,057$1,142+8.0%
Jasper County48241939$973$1,014+4.2%
Jeff Davis County482432,265$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Jefferson County48245877$1,103$1,218+10.4%
Jim Hogg County482471,136$973$1,045+7.4%
Jim Wells County48249865$973$1,014+4.2%
Johnson County48251725$1,723$1,745+1.3%
Jones County48253929$1,276$1,310+2.7%
Karnes County48255748$1,270$1,143-10.0%
Kaufman County48257781$1,931$1,807-6.4%
Kendall County48259662$1,650$1,650+0.0%
Kenedy County482611,459$1,015$1,102+8.6%
Kent County48263903$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Kerr County482651,103$1,118$1,156+3.4%
Kimble County482671,251$973$1,014+4.2%
King County48269911$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Kinney County482711,361$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Kleberg County48273881$1,238$1,314+6.1%
Knox County48275851$973$1,014+4.2%
La Salle County482831,487$1,015$1,073+5.7%
Lamar County48277907$973$1,036+6.5%
Lamb County482791,016$973$1,014+4.2%
Lampasas County48281713$1,067$1,014-5.0%
Lavaca County48285970$1,055$1,086+2.9%
Lee County48287629$1,141$1,155+1.2%
Leon County482891,073$973$1,014+4.2%
Liberty County482911,158$1,573$1,497-4.8%
Limestone County48293905$973$1,014+4.2%
Lipscomb County48295932$973$1,014+4.2%
Live Oak County482971,040$1,033$1,115+7.9%
Llano County48299934$1,097$1,102+0.5%
Loving County48301669$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Lubbock County48303896$1,175$1,241+5.6%
Lynn County48305892$1,007$1,025+1.8%
Madison County48313466$973$1,014+4.2%
Marion County48315381$973$1,041+7.0%
Martin County48317915$1,772$1,781+0.5%
Mason County48319929$1,024$1,078+5.3%
Matagorda County483211,093$1,173$1,226+4.5%
Maverick County483231,279$973$1,014+4.2%
McCulloch County483071,066$1,045$1,067+2.1%
McLennan County483091,037$1,240$1,297+4.6%
McMullen County483111,140$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Medina County483251,325$1,196$1,231+2.9%
Menard County48327902$973$1,014+4.2%
Midland County48329900$1,780$1,794+0.8%
Milam County483311,016$1,037$1,126+8.6%
Mills County48333748$973$1,014+4.2%
Mitchell County48335911$1,091$1,118+2.5%
Montague County48337931$1,055$1,088+3.1%
Montgomery County483391,042$1,573$1,497-4.8%
Moore County48341900$1,038$1,070+3.1%
Morris County48343252$973$1,014+4.2%
Motley County48345990$973$1,014+4.2%
Nacogdoches County48347946$1,067$1,139+6.7%
Navarro County483491,010$1,055$1,139+8.0%
Newton County48351934$973$1,014+4.2%
Nolan County48353912$995$1,087+9.2%
Nueces County48355839$1,366$1,421+4.0%
Ochiltree County48357918$998$1,014+1.6%
Oldham County483591,501$1,101$1,065-3.3%
Orange County48361334$1,103$1,218+10.4%
Palo Pinto County48363953$1,068$1,129+5.7%
Panola County48365811$995$1,060+6.5%
Parker County48367904$1,723$1,745+1.3%
Parmer County48369881$1,087$1,214+11.7%
Pecos County483714,764$973$1,078+10.8%
Polk County483731,057$1,122$1,227+9.4%
Potter County48375908$1,106$1,107+0.1%
Presidio County483773,855$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Rains County48379229$973$1,014+4.2%
Randall County48381913$1,106$1,107+0.1%
Reagan County483831,175$1,015$1,014-0.1%
Real County48385699$1,045$1,099+5.2%
Red River County483871,044$973$1,014+4.2%
Reeves County483892,635$1,083$1,165+7.6%
Refugio County48391770$973$1,014+4.2%
Roberts County48393924$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Robertson County48395855$1,186$1,151-3.0%
Rockwall County48397127$1,931$1,807-6.4%
Runnels County483991,051$1,069$1,055-1.3%
Rusk County48401924$1,175$1,205+2.6%
Sabine County48403492$973$1,057+8.6%
San Augustine County48405531$1,015$1,014-0.1%
San Jacinto County48407569$1,149$1,163+1.2%
San Patricio County48409693$1,366$1,421+4.0%
San Saba County484111,135$1,031$1,140+10.6%
Schleicher County484131,311$973$1,078+10.8%
Scurry County48415905$1,109$1,245+12.3%
Shackelford County48417914$973$1,014+4.2%
Shelby County48419796$973$1,014+4.2%
Sherman County48421923$973$1,065+9.5%
Smith County48423921$1,338$1,277-4.6%
Somervell County48425186$1,015$1,014-0.1%
Starr County484271,223$973$1,014+4.2%
Stephens County48429897$1,015$1,014-0.1%
Sterling County48431923$1,133$1,185+4.6%
Stonewall County48433916$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Sutton County484351,454$973$1,078+10.8%
Swisher County48437890$973$1,014+4.2%
Tarrant County48439865$1,723$1,745+1.3%
Taylor County48441916$1,276$1,310+2.7%
Terrell County484432,358$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Terry County48445889$973$1,014+4.2%
Throckmorton County48447913$986$1,060+7.5%
Titus County48449406$973$1,045+7.4%
Tom Green County484511,522$1,339$1,350+0.8%
Travis County48453994$1,852$1,817-1.9%
Trinity County48455694$1,010$1,079+6.8%
Tyler County48457924$1,040$1,117+7.4%
Upshur County48459583$1,199$1,232+2.8%
Upton County484611,241$1,015$1,078+6.2%
Uvalde County484631,552$1,123$1,200+6.9%
Val Verde County484653,145$1,064$1,119+5.2%
Van Zandt County48467843$1,108$1,184+6.9%
Victoria County48469882$1,442$1,428-1.0%
Walker County48471784$1,210$1,227+1.4%
Waller County48473513$1,573$1,497-4.8%
Ward County48475836$1,215$1,406+15.7%
Washington County48477604$1,309$1,400+7.0%
Webb County484793,361$1,161$1,157-0.3%
Wharton County484811,086$1,100$1,184+7.6%
Wheeler County48483915$1,008$1,048+4.0%
Wichita County48485628$1,136$1,145+0.8%
Wilbarger County48487971$993$1,091+9.9%
Willacy County48489591$973$1,014+4.2%
Williamson County484911,116$1,852$1,817-1.9%
Wilson County48493804$1,426$1,441+1.1%
Winkler County48495841$978$1,109+13.4%
Wise County48497904$1,205$1,164-3.4%
Wood County48499645$1,022$1,019-0.3%
Yoakum County48501800$1,186$1,205+1.6%
Young County48503914$998$1,053+5.5%
Zapata County48505998$973$1,014+4.2%
Zavala County485071,297$973$1,014+4.2%

Counties: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files (2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026)). Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents, FY2026 and FY2027 (files downloaded Sep 11, 2026). The join is by USA Houses LLC. HUD's FY2027 rents apply to HUD's fiscal year starting October 1, 2026.

Sample places

The first 15 of 1,864 places, alphabetically. Full place records carry GEOID, legal type, land and water area, and an internal point.

PlaceGEOIDTypeLand, sq miLat, lon
Abbott city4800100Incorporated place0.5931.885139, -97.074106
Abernathy city4800160Incorporated place3.2433.826785, -101.850885
Abilene city4801000Incorporated place106.6732.454514, -99.738147
Abram CDP4801060Census-designated place3.0626.211618, -98.411886
Acala CDP4801084Census-designated place2.8431.334406, -105.902786
Ackerly city4801108Incorporated place0.3132.525063, -101.715847
Addison town4801240Incorporated place4.3532.963744, -96.833805
Adrian city4801324Incorporated place0.4735.274119, -102.667247
Agua Dulce CDP4801390Census-designated place7.8031.654853, -106.136903
Agua Dulce city4801396Incorporated place0.3427.78273, -97.90985
Aguilares CDP4801420Census-designated place0.3027.451627, -99.093233
Airport Heights CDP4801500Census-designated place0.0426.408735, -98.836695
Airport Road Addition CDP4801514Census-designated place2.1127.218988, -98.098093
Alamo Beach CDP4801594Census-designated place0.7628.572277, -96.564179
Alamo Heights city4801600Incorporated place1.8429.482803, -98.468191

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).

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