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SheetTX-DECORDOVA-TX · DeCordova, TX 3,086 pop · income 85th 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 DeCordova
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest DeCordova on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Nocona · lowest
45,536
Nocona · lowest
45,536 median HH income
18.2% of the leader · rank #1
Loxahatchee G… · near
113,654
Loxahatchee G… · near
113,654 median HH income
45.5% of the leader · rank #2
Pompton Plains · near
113,661
Pompton Plains · near
113,661 median HH income
45.5% of the leader · rank #3
St. James · near
113,670
St. James · near
113,670 median HH income
45.5% of the leader · rank #4
DeCordova · this city
113,676
DeCordova · this city
113,676 median HH income
45.5% of the leader · rank #5
Grayslake · near
113,697
Grayslake · near
113,697 median HH income
45.5% of the leader · rank #6
Piney Point · highest
250,001
Piney Point · highest
250,001 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
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for DeCordova on ACS population and median household income
. 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: 3,086.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, DeCordova places in the 85th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
85th
percentile, household income
65th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
📝 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: DeCordova, TX
Texas's DeCordova is a small town, with 3,086 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $113,676 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. Home values in DeCordova run a median of $300,800, and the median resident age is 54.5 years. 54.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 50.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Texas at 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,149 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for DeCordova workers runs 31.0 minutes, with 86.1% driving alone and 10.0% working from home. 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 DeCordova'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 comparison shortlist to housing and income to population change to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For DeCordova, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for DeCordova?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Piney Point (3,090 residents, $250,000+ income); Big Lake (3,092 residents, $72,067 income); Needville (3,076 residents, $70,485 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Huntsville, AR (3,086 residents); Mount Pocono, PA (3,086 residents); Calais, ME (3,087 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.
How far does income reach against housing in DeCordova?
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 0.0%, 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.
Is DeCordova growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
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 +270 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.9% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the journey to work look like in DeCordova?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 86.1%. The reported mean trip to work is 31.0 minutes.
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.
Poverty rate A+
0.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share A
54.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A-
$113,676
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
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.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
DeCordova profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
Bachelor's+ share: 88/100 (A) · 54.8%
Household income: 83/100 (A-) · $113,676
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
How does DeCordova compare to other US cities?
Here's how DeCordova stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income85% higher than other cities
Home value65% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares DeCordova 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 DeCordova near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, DeCordova ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares DeCordova only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#168 of 1,520
89th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#264 of 1,505
82nd percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,440 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#101 of 1,663
94th 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
85th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How DeCordova's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$300,80035th percentilemore affordable than 35% 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
DeCordova's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,741 of 15,516
More affordable than 69% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#4,192 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.6×, DeCordova sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,741 of 15,516 and #4,192 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
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
$113,676DeCordova, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context DeCordova, 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 DeCordova, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)54.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)50.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,086
Median Income
$113,676
Median Home Value
$300,800
Median Age
54.5
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
50.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
54.8%
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
DeCordova's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,026 residents
2021
3,096 residents
2022
3,159 residents
2023
3,208 residents
2024
3,263 residents
2025
3,296 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
31.0 minutes
Drive Alone
86.1%
Carpool
4.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
10.0%
Based on 1,334 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 DeCordova. 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 DeCordova 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 DeCordova sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How DeCordova 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, 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.