Nocona HillsTX
A town in Texas, home to 687 people.
Is Nocona Hills a good place to live?
Nocona Hills’ age of the median resident is 60.5 years, above both the Texas town median (35.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Nocona Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Ordered by what stands out in Nocona Hills.
Nocona Hills is older than the Texas average
Four-year graduates account for 25% of adults 25 and older here, against 34% across Texas. People 65 and older are 40% of residents (13% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (24% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 71% are men (TX 47%).
| Nocona Hills | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.8% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.8% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.3% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 27.7% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 31.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 23.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.7% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Nocona Hills has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Nocona Hills: 2% of working residents work locally. Half commute less than 51 miles. In Nocona Hills, the typical journey to work is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Gainesville (10%), Nocona (7%) and Denton (6%).
| Nocona Hills | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Nocona Hills
Nocona Hills’ midsummer high is put at 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nocona Hills stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Nocona Hills does better than the Texas average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 9. Among adults here, 17% have diabetes.
| Nocona Hills | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nocona Hills | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Nocona Hills, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 31% of Nocona Hills’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to tornadoes. Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 0.8% of Nocona Hills
Its park or preserve gives Nocona Hills 19 acres of open land.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boone Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Nocona Hills sells for about $285K
In Nocona Hills, 82% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Nocona Hills
Moving to Nocona Hills: who provides what
Nocona Hills is unincorporated, so Montague 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.
98% of working residents leave Nocona Hills for work
Where Nocona Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nocona Hills; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Nocona Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
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