PlacedoTX
A town of 539, settled in 1906.
Is Placedo a good place to live?
Placedo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
539 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Placedo: who provides what
Placedo is unincorporated, so Victoria 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Placedo.
The schools Placedo’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to Bloomington ISD. Its one school is below. 210 students attend Placedo’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placedo ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 210 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Placedo is higher
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Placedo after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. FEMA puts 32% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 27% to drought. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Placedo’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Placedo, 24% live below the poverty line, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Victoria (22%), Point Comfort (7%) and Houston (6%). The median commute is under 48 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Placedo stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
Among adults in Placedo, 9.8% smoke cigarettes, where Texas’ towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. 15% of adults have diabetes here. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Placedo is ahead of Texas on 8 and behind on 1.
| Placedo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Placedo | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 9.8% | 12.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.5% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Placedo sells for about $80K
Among households in Placedo, 100% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Placedo
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Placedo
About 0 of every 100 Placedo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Placedo for work
Where Placedo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Placedo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Placedo, TX a good place to live?
Placedo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.