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Bonham earns a D, ranked 476th of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. The median household income is $58K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 5 places on the National Register. On history, just 7 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do better. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Bonham, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Bonham Baseball and Soccer Complex, at 56 acres.
Where Bonham beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Samuel T. Rayburn House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 211 in 1850, 10,408 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bonham is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Bonham, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Bonham.
Bonham trades workers with Dallas and other neighbors, has home values still below their peak and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
21% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Bonham. Bonham beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bonham.
| Bonham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bonham | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 12.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.1% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Bonham ISD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley-Oates ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 559 | C− |
| Bonham H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 591 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
| Bonham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Powder Creek Park | 1.2 mi | 32 |
| 2. Bonham Baseball and Soccer Complex | — | 56 |
| 3. Fairgrounds/Trades Day | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical value, about $225K, is 7% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Bonham home is worth about $225,000, down 3.6% in a year, 24% below the Texas typical home. 64% of Bonham households own their home.
| Bonham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,073 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Bonham 3nne weather station records that about 78 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 92% of Texas places with climate records. January nights average 33°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 80% of Texas places with climate records; July afternoons average 93.8°.
Bonham has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Bonham is 94°F. About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Bonham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bonham has about as many jobs (4,672) as working residents, but only 874 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Bonham’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Bonham grew to 4,672 in 2023, 937 more than in 2013. Bonham’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Bonham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bonham's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 11 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Bonham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bonham.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Bonham; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Bonham residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
5 places in Bonham on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Bonham.
City in Texas, United States
Bonham is a city in and the county seat of Fannin County, Texas, United States. Its population was 10,408 at the 2020 census. James Bonham (the city's namesake) sought the aid of James Fannin (the county's namesake) at the Battle of the Alamo. Bonham is part of the Texoma region in northern Texas and southern Oklahoma.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bonham grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #476 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($72,295 across the Bonham, TX area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
21 notable people were born here, including Charlie Christian and Karen Dalton.
