EmhouseTX
A town of 216, settled in 1908.
Is Emhouse a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Emhouse, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Emhouse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
216 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Emhouse: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Emhouse, 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 Emhouse.
About two in five of Emhouse’s working residents commute to Corsicana
Most working residents leave Emhouse for work: only 0% work in town. Emhouse’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Corsicana (42%), Dallas (14%) and Blooming Grove (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Emhouse, expect mild winters and hot summers
Emhouse has mild winters and hot summers. Emhouse’s July high is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Emhouse, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Emhouse is
Emhouse beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Emhouse adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Emhouse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Emhouse | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 16.9% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Emhouse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,175 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Emhouse
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Emhouse
About 6 of every 100 Emhouse residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave Emhouse for work
Where Emhouse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Emhouse
Town in Texas, United States
Emhouse is a town in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 187 at the 2020 census. It was originally called Lyford when laid out around 1906 around the railroad right of way. Since another Lyford, Texas existed already, it was renamed after Col. Edward M. House, then superintendent of the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
Questions about Emhouse
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Emhouse, TX a good place to live?
Emhouse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.