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SheetTX-PEARSALL-TX · Pearsall, TX 8,841 pop · income 13th pct · 6 tracts
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 Pearsall
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Pearsall on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Brownfield · lowest
43,189
Brownfield · lowest
43,189 median HH income
17.3% of the leader · rank #1
Sparland · near
45,278
Sparland · near
45,278 median HH income
18.1% of the leader · rank #2
Comer · near
45,284
Comer · near
45,284 median HH income
18.1% of the leader · rank #3
Pearsall · this city
45,293
Pearsall · this city
45,293 median HH income
18.1% of the leader · rank #4
Rodríguez Hev… · near
45,294
Rodríguez Hev… · near
45,294 median HH income
18.1% of the leader · rank #5
Hartford · near
45,300
Hartford · near
45,300 median HH income
18.1% of the leader · rank #6
Highland Park · highest
250,001
Highland Park · 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, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Pearsall 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: 8,841.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Pearsall - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Pearsall lands in the 13th percentile for household income and the 59th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
13th
percentile, household income
12th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
59th
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: Pearsall, TX
8,841 people live in Pearsall, Texas - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Pearsall households earn a median of $45,293 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 24.1%. Pearsall's housing stock carries a median value of $107,300, and the median resident age is 33.0 years. 6.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 51.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 11 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 120% from five years earlier. Pearsall reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1122.0 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not 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. 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. 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 Pearsall'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 housing and income to schools and households to within-city variation to work and mobility to population change to reported crime to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Pearsall, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Pearsall?
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. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 24.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 6.9% 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.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
Which cities make useful reference points for Pearsall?
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.
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Bee Cave (8,861 residents, $113,157 income); Aransas Pass (8,807 residents, $59,359 income); Brownfield (8,803 residents, $43,189 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Andalusia, AL (8,841 residents); Thief River Falls, MN (8,841 residents); Panthersville, GA (8,840 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.
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.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Pearsall?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 83.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
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.
Drive alone
83.7%
Work from home
0.9%
Public transit
0.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 3,459 workers age 16+.
Is Pearsall growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +389 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 11 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
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.
2020 estimate
8,781
2025 estimate
9,170
Period change
+4.4%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Pearsall?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1122.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 51% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
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.
Total reported rate
1122.0
Violent rate
255.5
Property rate
866.5
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Low income · poverty 24.1% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
F
City profile score · Pearsall, TX
24/100
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.
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 D
256 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$45,293
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
24.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
6.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Pearsall profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Violent crime: 40/100 (D) · 256 /100k
Household income: 14/100 (F) · $45,293
Poverty rate: 7/100 (F) · 24.1%
Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 6.9%
Where Pearsall sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Pearsall'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 - Pearsall highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Pearsall, TX (this city): home $107,300, crime 1,122/100k
Andalusia, AL : home $156,000, crime 4,334/100k
Thief River Falls, MN : home $169,300, crime 1,486/100k
Pitman, NJ : home $258,400, crime 308/100k
Bee Cave, TX : home $699,100, crime 2,817/100k
Aransas Pass, TX : home $212,100, crime 2,119/100k
Brownfield, TX : home $109,900, crime 1,692/100k
Whitehouse, TX : home $216,000, crime 449/100k
Highland Park, TX : home $1,887,300, crime 2,516/100k
How does Pearsall compare to other US cities?
Pearsall measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income13% higher than other cities
Home value12% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety59% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Texas and the picture shifts: Pearsall ranks #261 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Pearsall 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 Pearsall near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Pearsall ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Pearsall only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,256 of 1,520
17th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#1,081 of 1,505
28th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#213 of 1,663
87th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,426 of 1,663
14th 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
13th percentile nationally for median household income · 59th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Pearsall's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Pearsall'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 Pearsall's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$107,300Among the most affordablemore affordable than 88% 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
Pearsall's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,324 of 15,516
More affordable than 79% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,041 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.4×, Pearsall sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,324 of 15,516 and #3,041 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
$45,293Pearsall, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Pearsall, 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 Pearsall, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)6.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)24.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)51.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,841
Median Income
$45,293
Median Home Value
$107,300
Median Age
33.0
Poverty Rate
24.1%
Labor force participation
51.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
6.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1122.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
255.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
866.5
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
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Pearsall's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,781 residents
2021
8,778 residents
2022
8,868 residents
2023
9,059 residents
2024
9,168 residents
2025
9,170 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
11
housing units authorized
Single-Family
11
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
5
5
0
$0.5M
2020
7
7
0
$0.7M
2021
9
9
0
$0.9M
2022
10
10
0
$1.0M
2023
10
10
0
$1.0M
2024
11
11
0
$1.1M
Permit volume increased 120% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
83.7%
Carpool
7.7%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.9%
Other
7.4%
Based on 3,459 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 Pearsall. 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 Pearsall 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 Pearsall sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Pearsall 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.