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Indian SpringsTX

In Texas, this town has 938 residents.

Is Indian Springs a good place to live?

Indian Springs’ midpoint age is 56.6 years, where Texas’ towns sit at 35.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Indian Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

938 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Indian Springs: who provides what

Indian Springs is unincorporated, so Polk County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLake Livingston Indian Springs Lake water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPolk CountyPolk County provides services here
SchoolsLivingston 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 herePolk County Early Voting ClerkPolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7735177351 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.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Indian Springs.

Work & commute

With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Indian Springs work out of town

In Indian Springs, the average trip to work is 31 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 50 miles. Among residents here, 5.9% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Livingston (14%), Houston (14%) and Huntsville (4%).

0%work in town
Indian SpringsTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Average trip to work31 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line5.9%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Indian Springs0%
Livingston14%
Houston14%
Huntsville4%
Cleveland3%
50 mi
median commute distance
3
jobs based in Indian Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Indian Springs: inland flooding

Indian Springs’ FEMA hazard score is recorded as 74 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Indian Springs once, in 2005. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 28% come from inland flooding and 22% from hurricanes.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Indian Springs brings mild winters and hot summers

July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter42–63°
Spring57–78°
Summer72–92°
Fall57–79°
Nov 24
typical first frost
Mar 1
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Indian Springs’ adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

The share of adults 18 to 64 in Indian Springs who have no health insurance is 13%. Against the Texas average, Indian Springs comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 11. Two figures for adults here: 17% smoke cigarettes, 16% report frequent physical distress.

Indian SpringsTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Depression (CDC PLACES)26%22%23%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)13%18%8.1%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
31 measures vs. Texas
6 better14 too close to call11 worse
What stands outIndian SpringsTX
Fewer uninsured adults12.9%19.1%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity11.9%16.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.7%12.5%
CHI St. Lukes Health Memorial Livingston
4.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Housing

A home in Indian Springs sells for about $94K at the median

90% of households are owner-occupiers in Indian Springs.

$94Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Indian Springs

14pages on Indian Springs
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Indian Springs; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Indian Springs for work

Where Indian Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Livingston Livingston 14% 14% → Houston Houston 14% 4% → Huntsville Huntsville 4% 3% → Cleveland Cleveland 3% 3% → Dallas Dallas 3% 3% → The Woodlands The Woodlands 3% Indian Springs · 0% stay
3jobs based in Indian Springs
0%of working residents work in town
50 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Indian Springs

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Indian Springs, TX a good place to live?

Indian Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.