Cool, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

159

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.5

2.88% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.81%

46.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$87,614

67.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$428,000

Economy

The economy of Cool, TX employs 108 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cool, TX were Retail Trade (32 people), Wholesale Trade (22 people), and Public Administration (12 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,875), and Construction ($52,500).

Employment

Occupations

108

2024 Value

± 98

63.6%

1 Year growth

± 100%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cool, TX grew at a rate of 63.6%, from 66 employees to 108 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cool, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (31 people), Material Moving Occupations (28 people), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cool, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

108

2024 Value

± 98

63.6%

1 Year growth

± 100%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cool, TX grew at a rate of 63.6%, from 66 employees to 108 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cool, TX, are Retail Trade (32 people), Wholesale Trade (22 people), and Public Administration (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cool, TX, though some of these residents may live in Cool, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,568

Median earning men ± $14,674

$41,136

Median earning women ± $5,878

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($23,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,250) and Construction ($52,500).

Housing & Living

People in Cool, TX have an average commute time of 37.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cool, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$428,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$128,899

$58

Median Property Taxes

±$44

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cool, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cool, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.9%

Homeownership

2024

71.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.9% of the housing units in Cool, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cool, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$87,614

Median Household Income

± $38,895

Number of Households

± 46

In 2024, the median household income of the 70 households in Cool, TX grew to $87,614 from the previous year's value of $52,188.

The following chart displays the households in Cool, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cool, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Worked At Home (25%)
Carpooled (4.63%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Cool, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25%) and those who carpooled to work (4.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

37.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cool, TX have a longer commute time (37.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cool, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cool, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cool, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cool, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cool, TX (14 out of 159 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cool, TX is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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