BlackwellTX
A town of 251, settled in 1907.
Is Blackwell a good place to live?
Blackwell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
251 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blackwell: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blackwell, 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 Blackwell.
A typical Blackwell home is worth about $141K
Typical home values rose 2% in the year to September 2026. Blackwell: 71% of households live in a home they own, near both the Texas town median (69%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Blackwell’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Blackwell: 0.9% of working residents work locally, below both Texas’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). The typical journey to work here is 37 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 43 miles. The share of residents in Blackwell who live below the poverty line: 1.9%.
| Blackwell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Blackwell is drought, at a high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Blackwell, 32% come from drought and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Blackwell is
Against the Texas average, Blackwell comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 9. For adults here, the share who have high blood pressure is 42%. In Blackwell, 14% of adults have diabetes, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Blackwell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Blackwell | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.7% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Blackwell
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blackwell; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Blackwell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Blackwell for work
Where Blackwell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blackwell
City in Texas, United States
Blackwell is a city in Coke and Nolan Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 258 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,126 ft
- ZIP code
- 79506
- Area code
- 915
Questions about Blackwell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blackwell, TX a good place to live?
Blackwell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.