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A town of 2,956, settled in 1917.
Spearman's standout: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 100% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades A−, 45th among Texas's 640 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 85% of Texas towns. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $69K, and 8% of residents live below the poverty line. 40% of working residents work locally in Spearman, where Texas’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 2 of the 488 Texas towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Spearman. Hansford County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Spearman beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Gus Birdwell El | PK–5 | 343 |
| Spearman J H | 6–8 | 160 |
| Spearman H S | 9–12 | 189 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Spearman is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,580 in 1930, a low of 1,105 in 1940, 3,171 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1935 and 3 maps from 1962 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spearman, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Spearman.
Spearman pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Texas norm, sees little violent crime and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Spearman is 0 per 1,000 residents. Spearman reports less crime per resident than 100% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Spearman ISD. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Birdwell ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 343 | A− |
| Spearman H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 189 | A |
| Spearman J HTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 160 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Spearman grades A− overall with a typical home of about $121K, below the Texas typical value; only 6 of the 50 Texas towns graded A− or better can say that. At 1.7 years of the county’s $69K median household income, the typical home (about $121K) costs less against local pay than in 96% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
The typical Spearman home is worth about $121,000, up 3.4% in a year, 59% below the Texas typical home. 82% of Spearman households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Spearman beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 25% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Spearman.
| Spearman | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Spearman | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 24.7% | 19.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.1% | 5.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). Spearman has lost 6.5% of its people since 2020, down to 2,956 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Spearman | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 14% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 87% are men (TX 51%).
| Spearman | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 23.4% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Spearman.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Gruver weather station, 13 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 182 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 94% of Texas places with climate records. The Gruver weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 75 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 78% of Texas places with climate records.
Spearman has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Spearman’s July high is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 2013, Spearman has lost 192 jobs, to 1,045 in 2023. The top destinations are Amarillo (5%), Gruver (4%) and Perryton (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Spearman | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocket Slide Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Womble Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Holton Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Spearman; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Spearman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Spearman is a city in and the county seat of Hansford County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 3,171. It is known for its collection of windmills from the J.B. Buchanan windmill collection.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Spearman grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #45 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, A+ for safety and A for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 1.7 years of the area's median household income ($69,441 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.