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Population 4,491: a town settled in 1865.
A town with more to fix than most. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It lags on incomes as well: the median household income is $39K, and 37% of residents live below the poverty line. Homes run about $146K for a typical one, 3.8 times the county’s $39K median household income. Where it does best is walkability: it is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Overall, that makes a D, better than 8% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 539th of 640 in Texas. Dimmit County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Carrizo Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Carrizo Springs is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 2%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 289 in 1890, a peak of 6,886 in 1980, 4,892 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 2 maps from 1939 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carrizo Springs, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Carrizo Springs.
Carrizo Springs carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly heat waves) and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
The share of adults in Carrizo Springs who have been diagnosed with depression is 21%, against 22% in Texas’ towns and 23% across U.S. towns. Among 641 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Carrizo Springs. In Carrizo Springs, 47% of adults have obesity. Of 31 CDC measures, Carrizo Springs beats the Texas average on 3 and trails it on 22.
| Carrizo Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Carrizo Springs | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 17% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 44.1% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Carrizo Springs CISD. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Carrizo Springs H S, with 565 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Springs ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 573 | D |
| Carrizo Springs H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 565 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Values rose 5.7% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%. The typical value, about $146K, is 10% below its August 2022 peak.
Homes in Carrizo Springs are typically worth about $146,000, 51% below the Texas typical home. 64% of households own their home in the town.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 93% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $609 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Carrizo Springs, 66% come from heat waves and 15% from inland flooding. Carrizo Springs’ FEMA risk score stands at 12 of 100, below both Texas’ towns (47 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). The national flood insurance program has paid 7 claims locally since 1983.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Carrizo Springs 3s weather station records that about 153 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 41.1°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 98.6°.
Snow is a rarity. Carrizo Springs’ January low comes in at 41°F. Expect warm winters and hot summers locally, with very little rain.
| Carrizo Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 99°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 41°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 2,592 in 2013 to 1,904.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Carrizo Springs dropped by 688, to 1,904. The share of working residents in Carrizo Springs who work locally: 33%. Carrizo Springs’ mean commuting time stands at 21 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away.
| Carrizo Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 37% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 33% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carrizo Springs's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Only 5 of the 488 Texas towns we compare have a lower level of violent crime than Carrizo Springs. No property crime was reported locally.
| Carrizo Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Carrizo Springs; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Carrizo Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
5 notable people were born in Carrizo Springs.
City in Texas, United States
Carrizo Springs is the largest city in and the county seat of Dimmit County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,892 at the 2020 census, down from 5,368 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is derived from the local springs, which were named by the Spanish for the cane grass that once grew around them. It is the oldest town in Dimmit County. Artesian wells in the area are known for their pure, clean water. This water is often exported from Carrizo Springs for use as holy water.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Carrizo Springs grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #539 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
5 notable people were born here, including John Ayers and Gaddi Vasquez.
