City safety & data profile

StephenvilleTX

Stephenville, TX is a 20K-resident city in Erath County with a median household income of $53,015.

Erath County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Stephenville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Stephenville has a population larger than 44% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $241,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

20K
Population (place)
Bottom 45%
By size
$53,015
Median income (place)
$241,300
Median home (place)
20%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Stephenville

Stephenville posts a median household income higher than 13% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Stephenville area.

Bottom 14%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Stephenville

Where Stephenville income ranks nationally

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

$53,015 Bottom 13% higher than 13% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Stephenville $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 Stephenville, TX beyond the headline numbers

Stephenville sits inside Erath County, Texas, at roughly 32.22°N, -98.20°W. Population 20,120, $53,015 median household income. Median home value $241,300, median rent $1,134. Poverty rate 20%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Stephenville, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

20% of Stephenville, 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.

A median home in Stephenville runs about 4.6 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Only 4% of Stephenville workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 22.4% in Stephenville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Stephenville workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Stephenville's median age is 25.1 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Stephenville 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)
20,120
Stephenville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$53,015
-41% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$241,300
-42% vs avg
Median Age (place)
25.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Erath County): Stephenville'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
44K+13%
Median Income
$65,115+64%
Median Home Value
$269,100+142%
Poverty Rate
16.6%-26%
Unemployment
5.7%-5%

Economics

Economics indicators for Stephenville, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,134/mo
Poverty Rate
20% +61% vs avg
Unemployment 7.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 33.3%
Work From Home 4%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 78.3%
African American 3%
Asian 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
39.1%
Obesity
32.5%
High Blood Pressure
26.2%
Physical Inactivity
25%
Frequent Mental Distress
22.4%
Binge Drinking
19.4%
Lack of Health Insurance
15.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.5%
Current Smoking
12.4%
Current Asthma
11%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 52.9%
Annual Checkup 69.9%

Other Measures

Diabetes
8.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.7%
Stroke
2.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL STEPHENVILL
STEPHENVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Stephenville?

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

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Sheet TX-STEPHENVILLE · Stephenville

Stephenville: 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 Stephenville; 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 Stephenville, TX? ▼
Stephenville, TX has a population of 20,120 people, located in Erath County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Stephenville? ▼
The median household income in Stephenville, TX is $53,015 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 20%.
What is the median home value in Stephenville? ▼
The median home value in Stephenville, TX is $241,300. Median rent is $1,134/month.
What are the top health concerns in Stephenville? ▼
The top health indicators in Stephenville include Short Sleep Duration (39.1%), Obesity (32.5%), High Blood Pressure (26.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Stephenville? ▼
Stephenville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Stephenville? ▼
The median age in Stephenville, TX is 25.1 years. 33.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (20% here).

Shelby, MI 20% Bell Gardens, CA 20% Lewiston, ME 20% Moss Point, MS 20%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($53,015 here).

Jackson, TN $53,032 Bridgeport, IL $53,036 Austintown, OH $52,978 Washington, PA $52,975

Compare Stephenville with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Mineral Wells, TX 15K Weatherford, TX 29K Cleburne, TX 30K Benbrook, TX 23K Gatesville, TX 16K Crowley, TX 15K White Settlement, TX 17K Burleson, TX 44K
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Using Stephenville'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 Stephenville 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 (Erath 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.