1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Frio County - ED 82-1 - ED 82-10, 1880
Bigfoot’s story
143 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
- 1883Bigfoot is settled
BigfootTX
1,067 people live in this town, settled in 1883.
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,067
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$308K
−4.5% in a year
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
33.2
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town
Is Bigfoot a good place to live?
The best of Bigfoot’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 22 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse. Bigfoot has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bigfoot stand out
Where Bigfoot beats most towns.
Small town
1,067 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Bigfoot grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bigfoot is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 18% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →HealthMethodist Hospital Atascosa 19.3 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$69K median household income; 22 jobs based hereB+Open →SchoolsBehind 58% of Texas districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Bigfoot: who provides what
Bigfoot is unincorporated, so Frio County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBenton City WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesFrio CountyFrio County provides services here
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 hereFrio County Early Voting ClerkFrio County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes78005, 78057, 7801678005 96% · 78057 2% · 78016 2%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 Bigfoot.
HealthC−
Bigfoot is less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns
16% of Bigfoot adults have diabetes, above both Texas’ towns (13%) and U.S. towns (12%). CDC measures, 31 in all: Bigfoot beats Texas on 1 and trails on 15. In Bigfoot, 21% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
17%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Bigfoot | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better15 too close to call15 worse
| What stands out | Bigfoot | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 5.7% |
Methodist Hospital Atascosa
19.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Very low risk in Bigfoot, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bigfoot, 26% come from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves. Compared with 82% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bigfoot after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most of Bigfoot’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Bigfoot’s average commute stands at 21 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median commute is under 37 miles. The top destinations are San Antonio (29%), Pearsall (13%) and Austin (6%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Bigfoot0%
San Antonio29%
Pearsall13%
Austin6%
Devine4%
37 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Bigfoot
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Bigfoot: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.
97°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter43–67°
Spring59–82°
Summer72–96°
Fall59–83°
Dec 2
typical first frost
Feb 24
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade A
Zillow puts the typical Bigfoot home at about $308K
For households in Bigfoot, the share who live in a home they own is 55%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 4.5% of its value.
$308KZillow home value
Typical home value
Bigfoot$308K
Texas$296K
−4.5%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 2 of 15,272 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bigfoot
17pages on Bigfoot
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bigfoot; the nearest are
Texas A&M University-San AntonioUniversity or college · Public · San Antonio26 mi$9,654 in-state tuitionNortheast Lakeview CollegeCommunity college · Public · Universal City46.2 mi$3,412 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Bigfoot residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Bigfoot for work
Where Bigfoot’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
22jobs based in Bigfoot
0%of working residents work in town
37 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Bigfoot
Census-designated place and Unincorporated Community in Texas, United States
Bigfoot is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frio County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bigfoot had a population of 480.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- ZIP code
- 78005
- Area code
- 830
Questions about Bigfoot
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bigfoot, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.