El Campo, TX
Census place 4822864 · pop 12,202
Sales & income are statewide.
The breakdown — worst first
U.S. median 9.3% · worse than most cities
24.0% of adults · Adults 18–64 without health insurance.
U.S. median 90.0% · worse than most cities
82.5% of homes have broadband · Share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
U.S. median 0.99% · worse than most cities
1.81% of home value paid in property tax · Median real-estate taxes paid as a share of home value.
U.S. median 12.1% · worse than most cities
21.0% live in poverty · Share of residents living below the federal poverty line.
U.S. median 24.3% · worse than most cities
17.6% have a bachelor's degree or higher · Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
U.S. median 26.5% · worse than most cities
32.2% of adults · Adults with no leisure-time physical activity.
U.S. median 36.5% · worse than most cities
39.6% of adults · Share of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30).
U.S. median 3.6% · worse than most cities
4.0% unemployment · Share of the labor force out of work. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 67.2% · worse than most cities
60.0% own their home · Share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied.
U.S. median $67,857 · worse than most cities
$67,017 median household income · Median household income — a proxy for local economic health.
U.S. median 77/100 · worse than most cities
90/100 FEMA risk (higher = riskier) · FEMA National Risk Index — wildfire, flood, earthquake, heat and more. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 14.6% · worse than most cities
13.4% of adults · Share of adults who currently smoke.
U.S. median 17.4% · worse than most cities
17.2% of adults · Adults reporting frequent poor mental health (14+ days a month).
U.S. median 0.43 · better than most cities
Gini 0.42 (0 = equal, 1 = unequal) · Gini index of household income (0 = equal, 1 = unequal).
U.S. median +2.4% · better than most cities
+4.9% population change (5yr) · 5-year population change — are people moving in, or fleeing?
U.S. median 24 min · better than most cities
22 min average one-way commute · Average one-way commute to work, in minutes.
U.S. median $214,900 · better than most cities
$201,400 median home value · Median home value — how expensive it is to buy in. Higher = less affordable.
Not measured for El Campo: Crime, Air, Bad air, Property crime, Rent. Not every public source covers every city — EPA air monitors and Zillow rent only reach some places, and national crime data is still being added.
Frequently asked
- Is El Campo, TX a good place to live?
- By the numbers, El Campo scores 38/100 — a D− (Rough) on Shcity, which ranks U.S. cities on public data across 17 metrics like crime, cost, jobs and health. Its strongest area is housing cost and its weakest is uninsured adults. Texas overall ranks #38 of 50 states. Whether it's "good" depends on what you value — re-weight the factors to score it your way.
- Is El Campo, TX expensive to live in?
- El Campo has a median home value of $201,400 — more affordable than most U.S. cities.
- What's the biggest downside of living in El Campo, TX?
- Its weakest measured area is uninsured adults (24.0%) — 4/100, worse than most U.S. cities.
- What is El Campo, TX best at?
- Its strongest measured area is housing cost ($201,400) — 71/100, better than most U.S. cities.
Sources: U.S. Census (ACS), CDC PLACES, FBI Crime Data Explorer, BLS, EPA AirData, FEMA National Risk Index, and Zillow.