ShiroTX
Today 159 people live in this town, first settled in 1902.
Is Shiro a good place to live?
82% of residents live below the poverty line in Shiro, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a lower share of households owning their home than Shiro. Shiro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
159 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shiro.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Shiro’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Houston (18%), Huntsville (11%) and Bryan (7%). Half commute less than 44 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Shiro’s year
Shiro’s peak summer temperature stands at 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Shiro is
Shiro: 15% of adults report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Shiro is ahead of Texas on 8 and behind on 7. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% binge drink, 79% had a checkup this year.
| Shiro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 79% | 74% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Shiro | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 14% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Shiro is cold waves, at a moderate overall level
Households in Shiro have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 52% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 25% come from cold waves and 23% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Shiro
Moving to Shiro: who provides what
Shiro is unincorporated, so Grimes 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 Shiro for work
Where Shiro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Shiro; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Shiro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Shiro
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Shiro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grimes County, Texas, United States located on State Highway 30 and the BNSF Railway in east central Grimes County. As of the 2020 census, Shiro had a population of 201.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 341 ft
- ZIP code
- 77876
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