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Coyote AcresTX

977 residents make their home in this town in Texas.

Is Coyote Acres a good place to live?

Coyote Acres’ January low is 46°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Coyote Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

977 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Coyote Acres.

Work & commute

With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Coyote Acres work out of town

0%work in town

For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away. Coyote Acres: 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Alice (33%), Corpus Christi (14%) and San Antonio (4%). In Coyote Acres, the middle household income is $104,000.

Coyote AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.7%12%9.6%
Average trip to work32 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$104,000$69,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Coyote Acres0%
Alice33%
Corpus Christi14%
San Antonio4%
Kingsville3%
24 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Coyote Acres
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Coyote Acres, expect mild winters and hot summers

98°summer high

Coyote Acres’ typical July afternoon high stands at 97°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter48–70°
Spring63–84°
Summer74–96°
Fall63–85°
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
98°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Coyote Acres: cold waves

65risk score of 100

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Just over two fifths of Coyote Acres’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by hurricanes at 27%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2021.

FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesHurricanesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Coyote Acres is

Among adults in Coyote Acres, 18% have diabetes and 31% say their health is fair or poor. This Texas town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 10. 31% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in the town.

Coyote AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)31%18%8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)38%30%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%13%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)31%24%19%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better20 too close to call10 worse
What stands outCoyote AcresTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.7%6.1%
More uninsured adults30.5%19.1%
Christus Spohn Hospital Alice
0.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Coyote Acres

12pages on Coyote Acres
Getting set up

Moving to Coyote Acres: who provides what

Coyote Acres is unincorporated, so Jim Wells County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNueces Electric Cooperative11.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEnglish Acres water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesJim Wells CountyJim Wells County provides services here
SchoolsAlice Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereJim Wells County Early Voting ClerkJim Wells County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7833278332 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Coyote Acres for work

Where Coyote Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

33% → Alice Alice 33% 14% → Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 14% 4% → San Antonio San Antonio 4% 3% → Kingsville Kingsville 3% 2% → Houston Houston 2% 2% → Ben Bolt Ben Bolt 2% Coyote Acres · 0% stay
9jobs based in Coyote Acres
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Coyote Acres; the nearest are

About Coyote Acres

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Coyote Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 570 at the 2020 census, up from 508 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.1 sq mi
Elevation
230 ft

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