Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
352 people live in this town, settled in 1892.
Neches’ average trip to work is 49 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Neches has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1939.
Neches is unincorporated, so Anderson 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Neches.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neches ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 195 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
In Neches, nearly one in ten residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 32 miles. The top destinations are Palestine (21%), Frankston (9%) and Tyler (9%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Neches after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. 41% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 28%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
16% of adults in Neches smoke cigarettes; 25% have been diagnosed with depression. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. Among adults here, 40% have high blood pressure.
| Neches | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Neches | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.5% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Neches
About 0 of every 100 Neches residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Neches’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Place in Texas, United States
Neches is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in east central Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Neches had a population of 266. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
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Neches has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.