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Texas·Bell County
23 tracts·88K people·$239K median·1,207/mi²
White 51 · Hispanic 29 · Black 12 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Living alone 31 · Other 25
Health 43 · Retail 19 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 20 · Service 16 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Temple is $239,000 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Temple has 89,602 residents across 19 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.8; the population is 51.4% White, 29.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Black, 5.1% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 30.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.0% (Census ACS).
LAKEWOOD EL (68%), TARVER EL (53%) and JOE M PIRTLE EL (47%) lead the elementary schools; LAKE BELTON MIDDLE (56%), NORTH BELTON MIDDLE (41%) and BONHAM MIDDLE (38%) lead the middle schools; LAKE BELTON H S (46%), TEMPLE H S (31%) and FRED W EDWARDS ACADEMY AEC (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,231/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Temple is $68,204 a year, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Temple, median rent is $1,231/month and the median home value is $239,000 (Census ACS).
Temple reported 3.8 violent crimes and 19.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Temple are tornado (97), hail (94) and lightning (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Temple, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).