Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Graham grades B− overall, ranked 203rd of 640 in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the median household income is $64K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 70% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 71% of the country. A typical home there costs about $214K, 3.1 years of the county’s $68K median household income. 34% of working residents work locally in Graham, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Only 57 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. Graham has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Spencer Boyd Street Houses and National Theater.
Where Graham beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Graham El | PK–5 | 979 |
| Graham J H | 6–8 | 473 |
| Graham H S | 9–12 | 694 |
National TheaterEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Graham is from typical.
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Census counts: 576 in 1880, 8,732 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1927 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Graham, 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 Graham.
Graham fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
The typical Graham home is worth about $214,000, about the same as a year ago, 28% below the Texas typical home. The midpoint rent for Graham comes to $967 a month. 67% of households are owner-occupiers here.
| Graham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $967 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Two of its 5 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Graham H S, with 694 students. The public schools here belong to Graham ISD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 979 | B+ |
| Graham H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 694 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
38% of Graham adults have high blood pressure. Of 31 CDC measures, Graham beats the Texas average on 5 and trails it on 10. In Graham, 75% of adults had a checkup this year, and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Graham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Graham | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.6% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 16.3% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Graham than in 69% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1978: 32. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Graham once, in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 96.7°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 31.5°.
For Graham, the midsummer high is 97°F.
| Graham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 4,371 in 2013 to 3,435. The average commute for its 3,970 working residents takes 15 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
About one in three of Graham’s working residents works in town. Jobs here fell by 936 from 2013 to 2023, to 3,435. The mean commuting time here is 15 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles.
| Graham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of residents in Graham who are 65 or older: 20%. Among adults 25 and older, 25% have a four-year degree or more, against 34% across Texas. Its age of the median resident is 37.9 years.
| Graham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.9 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Graham | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.4% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.3% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 14.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 11 reported in 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
Graham’s violent offense rate comes in at 1.2 per 1,000 residents. In Graham, the level of property crime is 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Graham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.7 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The biggest park or preserve is Firemens Park, at 67 acres. Across 4 parks and preserves: 0.5 miles of trail. Graham’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Graham | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Firemens Park | 0.4 mi | 67 |
| 2. Standpipe Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Shawnee Springs Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Graham; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Graham residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
7 notable people were born in Graham.
City in Texas, United States
Graham is the county seat of and the largest city in Young County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Graham had a population of 8,732.
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Graham grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #203 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
7 notable people were born here, including Rex Brown and Owen J. Baggett.
