Thunderbird BayTX
A town of 702.
Is Thunderbird Bay a good place to live?
Thunderbird Bay’s July high is 96°F, close to Texas’ towns (95°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F). Thunderbird Bay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
702 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Thunderbird Bay: who provides what
Thunderbird Bay is unincorporated, so Brown 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 Thunderbird Bay.
Thunderbird Bay sends most of its workers out of town
In Thunderbird Bay, the middle household income is $48,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 36 miles. Among residents in the town, 16% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Brownwood (23%), Austin (7%) and San Antonio (5%).
| Thunderbird Bay | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Thunderbird Bay faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 64% of Thunderbird Bay’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Thunderbird Bay has mild winters and hot summers
Thunderbird Bay’s January low comes in at 33°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Thunderbird Bay’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Two figures for adults in Thunderbird Bay: 16% have diabetes, 14% binge drink. In Thunderbird Bay, 33% of adults have obesity, where Texas’ towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 35%. For adults in the town, the share who worry about having enough food is 9%. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Thunderbird Bay | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Thunderbird Bay | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.8% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Thunderbird Bay sell for about $127K
In Thunderbird Bay, 69% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Thunderbird Bay
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Thunderbird Bay
About 3 of every 100 Thunderbird Bay residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Thunderbird Bay for work
Where Thunderbird Bay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Thunderbird Bay
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Thunderbird Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brown County in central Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Thunderbird Bay had a population of 764.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,460 ft
Questions about Thunderbird Bay
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Thunderbird Bay, TX a good place to live?
Thunderbird Bay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.