PoetryTX
A town of 1,542, settled in 1880.
Is Poetry a good place to live?
The best of Poetry’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Poetry’s median rent is $2,114 a month, above both Texas’ towns ($1,208 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 76 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Poetry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Poetry for work
Where Poetry’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Poetry grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Poetry is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Poetry: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Poetry, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Poetry.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry Community Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 218 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Poetry’s working residents work locally than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
0.3% of Poetry working residents work locally, below both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Poetry has added 30 jobs, to 57 in 2023. 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Poetry.
| Poetry | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Texas overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 20% of residents (13% statewide). Poetry’s median age is 44.7 years. Poetry has grown 15% since 2020, to 1,542 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Poetry | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 28% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Poetry’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.4 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Poetry | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 20.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.3% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.7% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Poetry, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Poetry, expect mild winters and hot summers
Poetry has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Poetry is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Poetry sells for about $600K
96% of Poetry households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Poetry
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Poetry
About 6 of every 100 Poetry residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Poetry
Town in Kaufman and Hunt counties, Texas
Poetry is a town in Kaufman and Hunt counties, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 986 and 1565, approximately six miles north of Terrell. The population, as of 2020, is estimated to be 2,069. Originally known as Turner's Point, a post office and school were established in 1858. In 1876, the community was renamed Poetry. The new name was suggested by local merchant Maston Ussery, who said that the area in springtime reminded him of a poem. Poetry's population peaked at around 234 in 1904. Its post office closed in 1905 and service was consolidated within nearby Terrell. A 1984 incorporation vote was approved by local residents but was invalidated …
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Questions about Poetry
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Poetry, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $367,000, 24% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.