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A town of 5,125, settled in 1897.
Where it falls short is health — residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall, Diboll earns a B−: better than 48% of U.S. towns, and 192nd of 640 in Texas. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): a typical home costs about $174K, 2.9 years of the Lufkin area’s $61K median household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B for schools and B for walkability. Henry G. Temple House is on the National Register of Historic Places. The town’s typical journey to work is 17 minutes, below both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Nearly a fifth of residents live below the poverty line locally, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FBI crime data, 2025 · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Diboll beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Diboll is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,363 in 1930, 4,457 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Diboll, 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 Diboll.
Diboll has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Lufkin and other neighbors and has property taxes about half the Texas norm.
Diboll: 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults 18 to 64 here, 25% have no health insurance.
| Diboll | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 20% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Diboll | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 12.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 28.6% | 19.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.5% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Diboll H S, with 480 students. The public schools here belong to Diboll ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| H G Temple ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 428 | – |
| Diboll H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 480 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $1,180, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Values fell 2.9% in the year to September 2026. In Diboll, the midpoint rent is $706 a month. For households in the town, the share who own their home is 66%.
| Diboll | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $706 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Households in Diboll have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Also worth knowing: the town has had 9 paid flood insurance claims since 1986.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.1°.
Diboll’s July high stands at 94°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Diboll | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 38°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Diboll has about as many jobs (1,894) as working residents, but only 204 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Jobs in Diboll fell by 344 from 2013 to 2023, to 1,894. Most people who work leave Diboll to do it: just 13% work in town. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles.
| Diboll | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Diboll’s level of property crime comes in at 4.8 per 1,000 residents. The rate of reported violence for Diboll comes to 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Diboll | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Diboll
About 4 of every 100 Diboll residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Town in Texas, United States
Diboll is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was made up of 4,457 people according to the 2020 census. Diboll is named for J. C. Diboll, a local timber salesman.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Diboll grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #192 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health, B− for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.