LoopTX
A town settled in 1905, now home to 128 people.
Is Loop a good place to live?
2.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Loop, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Loop has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
128 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Loop.
The schools Loop’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by Loop ISD. 150 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loop SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 150 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Loop’s workers commute out
Loop’s average trip to work is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Seagraves (19%), Seminole (15%) and Hobbs (4%). The median commute is under 38 miles.
| Loop | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $39,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Loop
The peak summer temperature for Loop comes to 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Loop: hail
Households in Loop have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2015. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 63% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 25% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 21% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Loop is
Loop: 16% of adults binge drink. Two figures for adults locally: 34% get no exercise outside work, 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Loop | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Loop | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 5.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.6% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Loop is conserved land
1.1 miles of trail. For Loop, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Loop
Moving to Loop: who provides what
Loop is unincorporated, so Gaines County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Loop for work
Where Loop’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Loop; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Loop residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Loop
Census-designated place in Gaines County, Texas, United States
Loop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gaines County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Loop had a population of 216. The community was named for the loop of the postmaster's lasso.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,257 ft
- ZIP code
- 79342
Questions about Loop
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Is Loop, TX a good place to live?
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