Population
902 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Texas
City profile · Texas · Census ACS 2023
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Thrall - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Thrall - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Thrall places in the 53rd percentile for household income and the 82nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
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.
Thrall is a small town in Texas, home to 902 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $72,798 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.1%. Thrall's housing stock carries a median value of $171,500, and the median resident age is 36.3 years. 11.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 53.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 1 residential building permits were authorized in Thrall (Construction Slowdown), down 90% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Thrall reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 568.2 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: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,852 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Thrall report an average commute of 31.3 minutes, with 86.9% driving alone and 7.9% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 90.1 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
Population
902 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Texas
Median Household Income
$72,798 /yr
Poverty 9.1%
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
Here's how Thrall stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Texas and the picture shifts: Thrall ranks #118 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Thrall's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Texas, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
53rd percentile nationally for median household income · 82nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
How Thrall's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$171,500 Among the most affordable more affordable than 66% of 15,600 US cities
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
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
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.
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Permit volume decreased 90% from 2019 to 2024.
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Based on 381 workers 16 and over.
State-average estimates for Texas - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Estimates reflect Texas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
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 Thrall sits in
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Thrall's 902 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Thrall's $72,798 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thrall (this city) | 902 | $72,798 |
| Sunrise Beach | 903 | $71,346 |
| Coolidge | 899 | $37,350 |
| Hill Country | 905 | $250,001 |
902 people live in Thrall, TX according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
Thrall households earn a median of $72,798 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Thrall; 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.
Thrall has a total crime rate of 568.2 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.
Thrall's median home value sits at $171,500, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
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.
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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