Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The best of Ingram’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Ingram, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Ingram's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Ingram has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ingram beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Ingram is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,921 in 1980, 1,787 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ingram, 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 Ingram.
Its public schools are run by Ingram ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Ingram Tom Moore H S, with 439 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 642 | A− |
| Ingram Tom Moore H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 439 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Ingram has mild winters and hot summers. At 94°F, Ingram’s July high is against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ingram beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Ingram adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Ingram | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ingram | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 6.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.7% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Ingram for work: only 6% work in town. The median household income in Ingram is $45,000. Jobs based in Ingram grew to 816 in 2023, 188 more than in 2013.
| Ingram | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2024, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ingram.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ingram's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Ingram’s property crime rate is 4.3 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Ingram | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Ingram home is worth about $317,000, down 2.3% in a year, 7% above the Texas typical home. 56% of households own their home in Ingram.
| Ingram | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,003 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ingram
About 2 of every 100 Ingram residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Ingram is a city in Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,787 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 1,849 in 2024,
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Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($69,395 across the Kerrville, TX area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.