Housing data for Cumby, TX
Cumby, TX has an estimated 720 residents and 304 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Hopkins County.
34.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,063 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 720 (±213)
- Housing units
- 304 (±65)
- Households that rent
- 34.7%
- Median gross rent
- $1,063
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +3.9%
What stands out in Cumby
Median home value: $118,800 (±$22,912) in Cumby, lower than in Hopkins County ($221,100).
Homes built before 1980: 68.8% (±15.4 points) in Cumby, higher than in Hopkins County (43.1%).
Median real estate taxes: $1,434 (±$212) in Cumby, lower than in Hopkins County ($2,221).
Housing in Cumby at a glance
- Median rent: $1,063 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $811 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 53.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 34.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $58,846 median household income
- Home values: $118,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,223 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,434 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 55.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 68.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 47.6% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 26.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +3.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 21.6% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Cumby against Hopkins County, its state and the nation
| Cumby | Hopkins County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 720 (±213) | 37,784 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 304 (±65) | 15,882 (±49) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 34.7% (±10.3 points) | 28.9% (±2.3 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,063 (±$468) | $1,109 (±$51) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $58,846 (±$20,808) | $70,888 (±$5,106) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $118,800 (±$22,912) | $221,100 (±$11,502) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,434 (±$212) | $2,221 (±$157) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 68.8% (±15.4 points) | 43.1% (±3.3 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.4 minutes (±5.3) | 22.6 minutes (±1.4) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.4% (±6.9 points) | 90.8% (±1.4 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 34.9 years (±5.9) | 39.5 years (±0.5) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Cumby covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 749 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Cumby has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 693 (±137) | 720 (±213) | +3.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 331 (±58) | 304 (±65) | −8.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $755 (±$129) | $1,063 (±$468) | +40.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $65,300 (±$5,932) | $118,800 (±$22,912) | +81.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $49,688 (±$14,127) | $58,846 (±$20,808) | +18.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $833 (±$121) | $1,223 (±$194) | +46.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $900 (±$211) | $1,434 (±$212) | +59.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 29.4% (±9.7 points) | 34.7% (±10.3 points) | +5.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±37.4 points) | 0.0% (±36.7 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Hopkins County
Cumby has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hopkins County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Hopkins County recorded 104 violent and 458 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Cumby
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | 6.8 mi | $1,125 | $86,900 | 41.9% |
| Commerce | 8.1 mi | $909 | $161,600 | 58.5% |
| Neylandville | 11 mi | — | $375,000 | 32.6% |
| Lone Oak | 11 mi | $1,125 | $168,000 | 22.6% |
| Sulphur Springs | 13 mi | $1,106 | $217,800 | 45.0% |
| Point | 14 mi | $855 | $158,600 | 45.8% |
| Greenville | 16 mi | $1,311 | $219,400 | 46.9% |
| East Tawakoni | 17 mi | $942 | $168,200 | 15.5% |
Places in Texas most like Cumby
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy | $1,052 | $155,500 | $60,875 | 32.9% |
| Murchison | $1,097 | $162,500 | $56,908 | 33.9% |
| Moulton | $1,215 | $159,800 | $58,421 | 31.3% |
| Taft Southwest | $1,261 | $94,100 | $55,938 | 32.4% |
| Atlanta | $924 | $160,100 | $60,259 | 31.2% |
| Taft | $1,179 | $124,200 | $73,032 | 31.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Cumby, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,002 | $1,020 | $1,205 | $1,607 | $1,613 |
HUD income limits for Cumby, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,650 | $31,050 | $49,650 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,450 | $56,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $39,900 | $63,850 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $44,300 | $70,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $47,850 | $76,600 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $51,400 | $82,250 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $54,950 | $87,950 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $58,500 | $93,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hopkins County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Cumby
How many renters are there in Cumby?
Cumby has an estimated 100 (±40) renting households, 34.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Cumby?
The median household income in Cumby is $58,846 (±$20,808) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Cumby, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $118,800 (±$22,912) for owner-occupied homes in Cumby (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Cumby?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Cumby, TX is $1,223 (±$194) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Cumby?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Cumby, TX is $1,434 (±$212) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Cumby?
Cumby, TX has an estimated 304 (±65) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Cumby growing?
In Cumby, the number of residents went from 693 in 2015–2019 to 720 in 2020–2024 (+3.9%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cumby city, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cumby city, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cumby city, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cumby city, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cumby city, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cumby city, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cumby city, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Hopkins County, TX
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Hopkins County, TX
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cumby city, Texas (place:18128, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .