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Impact

Panhandle Plains · Population 13

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Population
13
Growth in 10 years
+44.4%
Median age
58.2
Texas: 35.6
Under 18
23%
Texas: 25%
65 and older
15%
Texas: 13%
People per household
2.6
Texas: 2.7
Households with kids
40%
Texas: 35%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20%
Texas: 34%
Veterans
20%
Texas: 6%
Born in Texas
46%
Texas: 58%
Moved here from another state last year
0%
Texas: 2%
Moved to a new home last year
23%
Texas: 14%
No health insurance
62%
Texas: 17%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. For small towns these are survey estimates and can be off by a fair amount.

Below poverty line
62%
Texas: 14%
Own their home
80%
Texas: 63%
Typical year homes were built
1945
Texas: 1992
Single-family houses
100%
Texas: 67%
Apartments and multiplexes
0%
Texas: 26%
Mobile homes
0%
Texas: 6%
Homes that are rented
20%
Texas: 37%
Rentals sitting empty
0%
Texas: 8%
Typical electric bill
$75/mo
Texas: $184/mo
Typical gas bill
$50/mo
Texas: $56/mo
Typical water and sewer bill
$625/yr
Texas: $595/yr
Heat with electricity
20%
Texas: 61%
Heat with natural gas
80%
Texas: 35%
Homes with broadband internet
80%
Texas: 91%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. For small towns these are survey estimates and can be off by a fair amount.

Households without a car
0%
Texas: 5%
Nearest airport with airline flights
ABI
Abilene Regional Airport, about 7 miles
Nearest major airport
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, about 160 miles
Nearest city of 100,000+
Abilene
About 3 miles

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. For small towns these are survey estimates and can be off by a fair amount. Distances are straight-line miles between town centers. Airports: OurAirports.

July average high
96°F
Hottest month
January average low
34°F
Coldest month
Days over 100°F
19
In a typical year
Days of 90°F or more
102
In a typical year
Nights at freezing or below
48
In a typical year
Rain per year
25.2 in.
Snow per year
3.7 in.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 averages, from the Abilene Rgnl Airport weather station (about 7 miles from the town center).

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Market

Impact’s housing market

Realtor.com, September 2026. Listing prices, not sale prices.

Median list price
$325,000
+8.3% vs. a year ago
Price per sq. ft.
$186
Texas: $179
Median days on market
53
Texas: 68
Listings with a price cut
12%
Texas: 22%
Home prices by ZIP code in Impact

The local market

A steady market Taylor County home market, September 2026 (Realtor.com reports Impact as part of the county)
Median list price
$325,000
+8.3% vs. a year ago Texas: $350,000
Homes for sale
383
-13.9% vs. a year ago
Days on market
53
median Texas: 68
Price per sq. ft.
$186
Texas: $179
Typical home size
1,815 sq. ft.
Listings with a price cut
12%
Texas: 22%
New listings this month
184
Under contract
337

Owning and renting here

Own their home
80%

Census estimates of what residents report. More in By the Numbers. See all the numbers

Market numbers: Realtor.com Economic Research, September 2026. Listing prices, not sale prices.

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