Flat, Texas
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Males: 427 | |
Females: 406 |
Median resident age: | 39.9 years |
Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 76528
Flat: | $59,931 |
TX: | $64,034 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $26,225 (it was $16,238 in 2000)
Flat CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $140,580 (it was $73,300 in 2000)
Flat: | $140,580 |
TX: | $200,400 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $177,199; detached houses: $181,821; townhouses or other attached units: $92,692; in 2-unit structures: $177,865; mobile homes: $100,011; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $26,920
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Flat, TX
- 79492.2%White alone
- 526.0%Hispanic
- 70.8%American Indian alone
- 60.7%Two or more races
- 20.2%Black alone
Races in Flat detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1839 feet
Land area: 57.4 square miles.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (very low).
Flat CCD: | 0.4% ($290) |
Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Killeen, TX (16.6 miles
, pop. 86,911).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (70.6 miles
, pop. 656,562).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (113.0 miles
, pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 31.31 N, Longitude: 97.58 W
Area code: 254

Here: | 7.0% |
Texas: | 8.0% |

- Health care (21.1%)
- Public administration (17.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.2%)
- Construction (9.0%)
- Educational services (7.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (3.3%)

- Public administration (19.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.0%)
- Construction (11.3%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (6.0%)
- Metal & metal products (6.0%)
- Educational services (5.7%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (3.8%)

- Health care (44.4%)
- Public administration (15.4%)
- Educational services (9.3%)
- Construction (6.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)

- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Engineers (4.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.8%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.4%)

- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.7%)
- Engineers (8.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.7%)

- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (21.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
Average climate in Flat, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Flat-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/6/1973, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.8 miles away from the Flat place center .
On 5/11/1953, a category F5 tornado 30.4 miles away from the place center killed 114 people and injured 597 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Flat-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 307% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 295.7 miles away from Flat center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 221.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 355.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 171.8 miles away from Flat center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 351.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 194.0 miles away from Flat center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Coryell County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Flat:
- HILLSIDE MANOR NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- HILLSIDE NURSING AND REHABILITATION LP (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- OSAGE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- CORYELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICE (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- WESTVIEW MANOR (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; MC GREGOR, TX)
- HOMETOWN CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; MOODY, TX)
- MOODY CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; MOODY, TX)
Amtrak stations near Flat:
- 14 miles: MCGREGOR (1 AMTRAK BLVD.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 miles: KILLEEN (ARROW TRAILWAYS, 200 E. AVENUE C) - Bus Station
- 17 miles: FORT HOOD (BLDG. 108, 76 TANK BATTALION AVE.) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flat:
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (about 19 miles; Belton, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,885)
- Central Texas College (about 19 miles; Killeen, TX; FT enrollment: 15,911)
- Temple College (about 22 miles; Temple, TX; FT enrollment: 3,796)
- McLennan Community College (about 31 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 6,673)
- Baylor University (about 32 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 14,800)
- Texas State Technical College-Waco (about 38 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 4,210)
- Hill College (about 57 miles; Hillsboro, TX; FT enrollment: 2,968)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Flat Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Flat include: Leon Junction Community Church (A), Cold Springs Church (B), County Line Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Seaton Cemetery (1), King Cemetery (2), King and Smith Cemetery (3), Saint Paul Cemetery (4), Graham Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Flat: Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
Texas: | 2.8 people |
This place: | 77.2% |
Whole state: | 69.9% |
This place: | 3.8% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
This place: | 8.9% |
Whole state: | 15.4% |
This place: | 3.8% |
Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Flat:
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 69.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 7.3%
For population 25 years and over in Flat:
- High school or higher: 71.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes
Here: | 12.8 |
Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Flat, TX (based on Coryell County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 23,206 | 80 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,749 | 14 |
Catholic | 3,735 | 2 |
Other | 1,574 | 6 |
Black Protestant | 291 | 2 |
None | 42,833 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Coryell County: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Coryell County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.8% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Here: | 27.0% |
Texas: | 26.6% |
Coryell County: | 7.3% |
Texas: | 15.7% |
16.09% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($36,386 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 16.09% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
0.68% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,886 average AGI)
Coryell County: 0.68% Texas average: 0.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Bell County, TX | |
from Lampasas County, TX | |
from McLennan County, TX |
17.10% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($38,653 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 17.10% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,139 average AGI)
Coryell County: 0.47% Texas average: 0.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
to Bell County, TX | |
to Lampasas County, TX | |
to McLennan County, TX |
Strongest AM radio stations in Flat:
- KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
- KRZI (1580 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTON (940 AM; 1 kW; BELTON, TX; Owner: SHELDON COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Flat:
- WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWTX-FM (97.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBGO (95.7 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVLZ (98.3 FM; GATESVILLE, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KNCT-FM (91.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
- KLTD (101.7 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLFX (107.3 FM; NOLANVILLE, TX; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- KBDE (89.9 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
- KOOC (106.3 FM; BELTON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- KVLT (88.5 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC)
- KUSJ (105.5 FM; HARKER HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSSM (103.1 FM; COPPERAS COVE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLRK (92.9 FM; MARLIN, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- KIIZ-FM (92.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWBU-FM (103.3 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KWOW (104.1 FM; CLIFTON, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
- KBCT (94.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: KENNELWOOD BCST/G COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Flat:
- KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWTX-TV (Channel 10; WACO, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
- KCEN-TV (Channel 6; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
- KNCT (Channel 46; BELTON, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
- KWBU-TV (Channel 34; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- K38FN (Channel 38; WACO, TX; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- KPLE-LP (Channel 31; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KILLEEN CHRISTIAN B/CING.CORPORATION)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
- 45.5%Electricity
- 42.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.5%Wood
- 4.5%Other fuel
- 58.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 42.0%Electricity
Flat compared to Texas state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.