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Pine Island, TX

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Pine Island - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,226
Residents
$63,523
Median income
$367,400
Median home
$1,573
Median rent (state)

Pine Island - the verdict

Pine Island ranks in the 41st percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

41st
percentile, household income
74th
percentile, home value
62nd
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: Pine Island, TX

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,226 residents in Pine Island, a small town within Texas. Median household income here is $63,523 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 1.9%. Typical homes in Pine Island are valued around $367,400, and the median resident age is 40.8 years. Educational attainment runs 26.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 46.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

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. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,573 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 70.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

1,226 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Texas

Median Household Income

$63,523 /yr

Poverty 1.9%

Cost of Living Index (state)

97.1 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Texas average

How does Pine Island compare to other US cities?

Here's how Pine Island stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 41% higher than other cities
Home value 74% pricier than other cities
Median rent 62% 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 Pine Island against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Texas-relative analysis

Median Home Value places Pine Island toward the top of Texas's cities

Among the 1,505 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Pine Island ranks #169 - the 89th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Pine Island only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#758 of 1,520
50th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#288 of 1,663
75th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#169 of 1,505
89th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,354 of 1,663
18th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#452 of 1,663
73rd percentile in Texas

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.

41stIncome percentile

41st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Pine Island's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$367,400 26th percentile more affordable than 26% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Pine Island $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Pine Island, TX Pine Island, TX's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Pine Island, TX-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Pine Island, TX median $63,523/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Pine Island, TX's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Pine Island, TX. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 26.9%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.9%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 46.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,226
Median Income
$63,523
Median Home Value
$367,400
Median Age
40.8
Poverty Rate
1.9%
Labor force participation
46.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
26.9%

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,000 residents1,100 residents1,200 residents1,300 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,087 residents 1,271 residents ▲ +16.9%
Pine Island's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
71.6%
Carpool
19.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.2%
Work from Home
7.9%

Based on 430 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Texas - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$130
avg/month
Natural Gas
$45
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$48
avg/month
Total Utilities
$223
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Texas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Texas state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Pine Island sits in

Cost of Living Index
97.1
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,573/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
70.3 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Texas

Lake Dunlap
1,230 people
Newark
1,221 people
Rotan
1,232 people
Big Sandy
1,215 people
Florence
1,215 people
Tioga
1,212 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Pine Island's 1,226 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Jamestown, IN
1,225 people
Jewell Junction, IA
1,225 people
North Bend, NE
1,225 people
Sanbornville, NH
1,225 people
West Swanzey, NH
1,227 people
Surf City, NJ
1,225 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Pine Island's $63,523 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Olyphant, PA
$63,516 median income
Holcomb, MS
$63,514 median income
Big Timber, MT
$63,514 median income
Tallassee, AL
$63,534 median income
Pratt, KS
$63,512 median income
Durand, IL
$63,542 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Pine Island, TX Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Pine Island, TX - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 69.4% 11.9% 10.8% 7.9% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 34.8% White 69.4% Black or African American 11.9% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 10.8% Two or more races 7.9% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Pine Island compares to nearby Texas cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Pine Island (this city) 1,226 $63,523
Lake Dunlap 1,230 $73,056
Newark 1,221 $57,000
Rotan 1,232 $51,307
Census ACS 5-year FIPS TX OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Pine Island, TX?

What is the population of Pine Island, TX? +

Pine Island, TX has a population of 1,226 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Pine Island, TX? +

Pine Island households earn a median of $63,523 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Pine Island? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Pine Island; the closest available measure is the Texas state average, a cost of living index of 97.1 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Texas vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Pine Island, TX? +

A typical home in Pine Island is worth $367,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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