City safety & data profile

BonhamTX

Bonham, TX is a 10K-resident city in Fannin County with a median household income of $57,681.

Fannin County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Bonham, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Bonham has a population larger than 1% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $201,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 2%
By size
$57,681
Median income (place)
$201,800
Median home (place)
21.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Bonham

Bonham posts a median household income higher than 19% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Bonham area.

Bottom 20%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Bonham

Where Bonham income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$57,681 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Bonham $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Bonham, TX beyond the headline numbers

Bonham sits inside Fannin County, Texas, at roughly 33.58°N, -96.18°W. Population 10,079, $57,681 median household income. Median home value $201,800, median rent $1,073. Poverty rate 21.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Bonham, 0 with an ER.

21.7% of Bonham, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Bonham costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 10.3% of Bonham workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 21.2% in Bonham, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Bonham workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Bonham from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,079
Bonham · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$57,681
-35% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$201,800
-51% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Fannin County): Bonham's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
37K+10%
Median Income
$72,295+63%
Median Home Value
$233,700+152%
Poverty Rate
13.7%-20%
Unemployment
5%-38%

Economics

Economics indicators for Bonham, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,073/mo
Poverty Rate
21.7% +75% vs avg
Unemployment 9.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 15.2%
Work From Home 10.3%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 70.4%
African American 12.9%
Asian 0.7%

Health Profile 14 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
42.2%
Short Sleep Duration
41.3%
High Blood Pressure
38.7%
Physical Inactivity
33.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
21.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.7%
Current Smoking
19.7%
Binge Drinking
17.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
16%
Diabetes
14.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 46.3%
Annual Checkup 72.1%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
7.6%
Stroke
4.2%

What alerts and safety updates affect Bonham?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Bonham right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-BONHAM · Bonham

Bonham: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Bonham; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Bonham, TX?
Bonham, TX has a population of 10,079 people, located in Fannin County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Bonham?
The median household income in Bonham, TX is $57,681 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 21.7%.
What is the median home value in Bonham?
The median home value in Bonham, TX is $201,800. Median rent is $1,073/month.
What are the top health concerns in Bonham?
The top health indicators in Bonham include Obesity (42.2%), Short Sleep Duration (41.3%), High Blood Pressure (38.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Bonham?
Bonham has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Bonham?
The median age in Bonham, TX is 36.7 years. 15.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Bonham, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (21.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($57,681 here).

Compare Bonham with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Bonham's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Bonham area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Fannin County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.