Bishop HillsTX
A town of 195.
Is Bishop Hills a good place to live?
Bishop Hills’ median age is 54.7 years, above both Texas’ towns (35.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 6 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Bishop Hills. Bishop Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
195 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bishop Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bishop Hills, and how to reach them.
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 Bishop Hills.
Bishop Hills stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
1% of residents live below the poverty line in Bishop Hills, below both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Bishop Hills is $113,000. Most working residents leave Bishop Hills for work: only 0% work in town.
| Bishop Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hail leads a high hazard risk in Bishop Hills
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bishop Hills since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bishop Hills has four seasons and hot summers
Bishop Hills has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Bishop Hills’ July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bishop Hills is
Bishop Hills beats the Texas average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 41% of Bishop Hills adults have high blood pressure.
| Bishop Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 20% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 79% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bishop Hills | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bishop Hills Village Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Palo Duro Canyon and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bishop Hills. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Canyon & gorgePalo Duro Canyon
9 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
7 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
5 mi MuseumDon Harrington Discovery Center
26 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumAmarillo Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Amarillo Museum of Art: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Bishop Hills
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bishop Hills
About 7 of every 100 Bishop Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave Bishop Hills for work
Where Bishop Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bishop Hills
Town in Texas, United States
Bishop Hills is a town in Potter County, Texas, United States. The population was 211 at the 2020 census, up from 193 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,488 ft
Questions about Bishop Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bishop Hills, TX a good place to live?
Bishop Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.