Housing data for Putnam, TX

Putnam, TX has an estimated 9 residents and 21 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Callahan County.

0.0% of households rent.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−90.3%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
9 (±9)
Housing units
21 (±19)
Households that rent
0.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
−90.3%

Housing in Putnam at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 0.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 57.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 42.9% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 75.0% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −90.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 50.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Putnam against Callahan County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
PutnamCallahan CountyTexasUnited States
Residents9 (±9)14,241 (exact)30,188,424 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units21 (±19)6,539 (±24)12,128,515 (±1,574)143,775,355
Households that rent0.0% (±100.0 points)19.1% (±3.8 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$817 (±$163)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income—$72,436 (±$8,036)$78,476 (±$263)$80,734
Median home value—$145,500 (±$16,718)$283,800 (±$738)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$1,318 (±$216)$4,232 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 198042.9% (±122.0 points)54.4% (±6.4 points)33.2% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute—26.5 minutes (±2.8)26.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±100.0 points)90.2% (±3.4 points)91.4% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents57.3 years (±11.8)44.1 years (±0.7)35.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Putnam covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 9 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Putnam has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents93 (±44)9 (±9)−90.3%Measurable decrease
Housing units67 (±23)21 (±19)−68.7%Measurable decrease
Households that rent0.0% (±48.4 points)0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Callahan County

Putnam has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Callahan County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Callahan County recorded 176 violent and 650 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 Putnam

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Baird12 mi$622$76,80029.9%
Moran12 mi$583$44,30028.6%
Cisco13 mi$941$104,30032.8%
Cross Plains17 mi$720$79,50037.1%
Clyde18 mi$1,017$151,20026.2%
Eastland22 mi$1,023$174,90039.0%
Carbon23 mi$1,571$84,50011.5%
Rising Star23 mi$707$39,50042.7%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Putnam, fiscal year 2027

Abilene, TX MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$958$1,047$1,310$1,702$2,013

HUD income limits for Putnam, fiscal year 2026

Abilene, TX MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,400$32,250$51,600
2 people$22,150$36,850$59,000
3 people$27,320$41,450$66,350
4 people$33,000$46,050$73,700
5 people$38,680$49,750$79,600
6 people$44,360$53,450$85,500
7 people$50,040$57,150$91,400
8 people$55,720$60,800$97,300

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Abilene, TX MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $92,100.

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 Putnam

Is Putnam growing?

In Putnam, the number of residents went from 93 in 2015–2019 to 9 in 2020–2024 (−90.3%), a measurable decrease.

Sources

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 Putnam town, Texas (place:59984, 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 .

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