Restored filling station in, 2015
Skellytown’s story
100 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
- 1926Skellytown is settled
SkellytownTX
A town of 383, settled in 1926.
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0
Population
383
2025 Census estimate · −4% since 2020
Typical home
$68K
−16.1% in a year
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
47.3
years
Jobs based here
17
A commuter town
Is Skellytown a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Skellytown, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only one of the 550 Texas towns we compare has a lower value of a typical home than Skellytown. Skellytown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
383 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Skellytown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Skellytown, and how to reach them.
PowerXcel Energy13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSkellytown Municipal Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Skellytown’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCarson County Early Voting ClerkCarson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2024
ZIP code7908079080 100%Census 2020
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 Skellytown.
Housing
Homes in Skellytown are worth about $68K, by Zillow’s estimate
In Skellytown, just over four in five households are owner-occupiers. Its median rent stands at $850 a month, below both Texas’ towns ($1,208 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
$68KZillow home value
| Skellytown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $850 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Skellytown$68K
Texas$296K
−16.1%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
Skellytown has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Skellytown’s typical household income stands at $56,000. The top destinations are Amarillo (18%), White Deer (11%) and Borger (7%). For working residents locally, the share who work locally is 0.9%. The median commute is under 26 miles.
1%work in town
| Skellytown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Skellytown1%
Amarillo18%
White Deer11%
Borger7%
Pampa6%
26 mi
median commute distance
17
jobs based in Skellytown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
High risk in Skellytown, with drought at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Skellytown, 56% come from drought and 10% from hail. Compared with just over two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Skellytown after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2005.
68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtHailTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Skellytown
Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 24°, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.
16″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–52°
Spring44–72°
Summer65–91°
Fall46–72°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Skellytown is
Of 31 CDC measures, Skellytown beats the Texas average on 9 and trails it on 8. Among adults in the town, 39% have high blood pressure. Two figures for adults locally: 16% smoke cigarettes, 77% had a checkup this year.
| Skellytown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 74% | 79% |
31 measures vs. Texas
9 better14 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Skellytown | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.7% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 6.1% |
Golden Plains Community Hospital
14.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 339 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Skellytown
17pages on Skellytown
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Skellytown
About 1 of every 100 Skellytown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Skellytown for work
Where Skellytown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
17jobs based in Skellytown
1%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Skellytown
Town in Texas, United States
Skellytown is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 394 at the 2020 census, down from 473 at the 2010 census. Located in the Texas Panhandle, it is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. In 1926, Skelly Oil Company purchased a 320-acre (130 ha) lease from Henry Schafer, a local rancher on whose land the Roxana oil pool was located. Schafer platted a new townsite, which he named "Skelly" in honor of the company's founder and president, William Grove Skelly of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1926
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,235 ft
- ZIP code
- 79080
- Area code
- 806
Questions about Skellytown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Skellytown, TX a good place to live?
Skellytown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.