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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-CROWLEY-TX · Crowley, TX 19,007 pop · income 73rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Crowley
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Crowley on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Palestine · lowest
46,228
Palestine · lowest
46,228 median HH income
28.0% of the leader · rank #1
Malden · near
92,596
Malden · near
92,596 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #2
Burt · near
92,596
Burt · near
92,596 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #3
Netcong · near
92,596
Netcong · near
92,596 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #4
Crowley · this city
92,599
Crowley · this city
92,599 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #5
Goldstream · near
92,604
Goldstream · near
92,604 median HH income
56.1% of the leader · rank #6
Lakeway · highest
164,978
Lakeway · highest
164,978 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Crowley on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 19,007.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Crowley - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Crowley places in the 73rd percentile for household income and the 40th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
73rd
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
40th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Crowley, TX
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 19,007 residents in Crowley, a small town within Texas. Households in Crowley report a median income of $92,599 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 4.7%. Crowley's housing stock carries a median value of $241,500, and the median resident age is 34.4 years. Educational attainment runs 26.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 68.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 257 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 46% from five years earlier. Crowley reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1688.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,149 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Texas's average monthly utility costs around $223 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Crowley's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to schools and households to population change to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Crowley, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Crowley?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1688.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 26% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 26.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,608 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +14.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 257 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Crowley?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Terrell (19,019 residents, $63,795 income); Seagoville (18,968 residents, $68,020 income); Palestine (18,888 residents, $46,228 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Ashland, OH (19,008 residents); Augusta, ME (18,999 residents); Norwood, OH (19,023 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Crowley?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$92,599
Home value
$241,500
Value / income
2.6×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Crowley?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
13.8%
Drive alone
78.4%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 9,802 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 4.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
C
City profile score · Crowley, TX
59/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B
$92,599
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate B-
4.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share C-
26.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime D
195 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Crowley profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 72/100 (B) · $92,599
Poverty rate: 67/100 (B-) · 4.7%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Bachelor's+ share: 52/100 (C-) · 26.7%
Violent crime: 48/100 (D) · 195 /100k
Where Crowley sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Crowley's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Crowley highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Crowley, TX (this city): home $241,500, crime 1,689/100k
Ashland, OH : home $146,100, crime 1,590/100k
Augusta, ME : home $188,900, crime 4,342/100k
Norwood, OH : home $228,300, crime 3,395/100k
Gautier, MS : home $162,700, crime 2,171/100k
Springfield, TN : home $235,200, crime 1,308/100k
Terrell, TX : home $190,000, crime 1,862/100k
Seagoville, TX : home $221,300, crime 1,633/100k
Palestine, TX : home $153,400, crime 1,863/100k
Lakeway, TX : home $695,400, crime 1,299/100k
Orange, TX : home $147,200, crime 1,643/100k
How does Crowley compare to other US cities?
Crowley measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income73% higher than other cities
Home value54% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety40% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Texas alone, Crowley ranks #384 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Crowley against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Crowley near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Crowley ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Crowley only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#310 of 1,520
80th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#413 of 1,505
73rd percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,147 of 1,663
31st percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#454 of 1,663
73rd percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
73rd percentile nationally for median household income · 40th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Crowley's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Crowley's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Crowley's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$241,50046th percentilemore affordable than 46% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Crowley's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,545 of 15,516
More affordable than 71% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#450 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.6×, Crowley sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,545 of 15,516 and #450 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$92,599Crowley, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Crowley, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Crowley, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)68.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
19,007
Median Income
$92,599
Median Home Value
$241,500
Median Age
34.4
Poverty Rate
4.7%
Labor force participation
68.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
26.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1688.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
195.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1493.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Crowley's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
18,346 residents
2021
19,320 residents
2022
19,514 residents
2023
20,033 residents
2024
20,492 residents
2025
20,954 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
257
housing units authorized
Single-Family
248
detached homes
Multifamily
9
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
13.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
478
478
0
$102.9M
2020
426
63
363
$57.6M
2021
122
122
0
$28.6M
2022
219
123
96
$43.8M
2023
158
158
0
$44.2M
2024
257
248
9
$72.5M
Permit volume decreased 46% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.4%
Carpool
7.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
13.8%
Based on 9,802 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Crowley. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Crowley is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Crowley sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Crowley compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.