Ackerly Texas City Hall, 2018
Ackerly’s story
103 years in pictures
Census counts: 348 in 1970, 264 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1970 on.
- 1923Ackerly is established
AckerlyTX
A town of 269, established in 1923.
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Population
269
2025 Census estimate · +1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$75K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
28.4
years
Jobs based here
59
A commuter town
Is Ackerly a good place to live?
Ackerly’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 3 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Ackerly. Ackerly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
269 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Ackerly: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ackerly, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Ackerly water system9 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ackerly’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDawson County Early Voting ClerkDawson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7971379713 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ackerly.
Work & commute
Most of Ackerly’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ackerly for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Ackerly grew to 59 in 2023, 25 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Lamesa (11%), Midland (10%) and Odessa (9%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Ackerly0%
Lamesa11%
Midland10%
Odessa9%
Stanton5%
46 mi
median commute distance
59
jobs based in Ackerly
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Schools
The schools Ackerly’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by Sands CISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sands CisdLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 232 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Climate
Ackerly has mild winters and hot summers
Ackerly has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Ackerly’s July high is 94°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
1″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter33–59°
Spring50–78°
Summer69–93°
Fall52–76°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Mar 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Ackerly is
Ackerly beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 22% of Ackerly adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Ackerly | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better30 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Ackerly | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 12.5% |
Medical Arts Hospital
20.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Drought leads a moderate hazard risk in Ackerly
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtInland floodingHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ackerly
16pages on Ackerly
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ackerly; the nearest are
Southwest College for the DeafCommunity college · Public · Big Spring24.1 mi$2,766 in-state tuitionThe University of Texas Permian BasinUniversity or college · Public · Odessa56.7 mi$9,236 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Ackerly residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Ackerly for work
Where Ackerly’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
59jobs based in Ackerly
0%of working residents work in town
46 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Ackerly
City in Texas, United States
Ackerly is a city in Dawson and Martin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 264. The Martin county portion of Ackerly is part of the Midland-Odessa metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,802 ft
- ZIP code
- 79713
- Area code
- 432
Questions about Ackerly
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ackerly, TX a good place to live?
Ackerly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.