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32.85° N · 97.34° W · GEOID 4808860

Blue Mound

Tarrant County, Texas · part of the Dallas, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Blue Mound is home to 2,366 people. Median household income is $66,375 a year and median rent is $1,666 a month, 30.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $201,900, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,666
22% above the median place
Median household income
$66,375
17% below the median place
Median home value
$201,900
37% below the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Blue Mound

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $196 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 413 Texas places.
  • 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 30.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 95% of places its size.
  • The population has fallen 4.6% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 93% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8% a year while household income rose 3.4%, so rent outran pay by more than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Blue Mound

Tarrant County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in107,736
Moved out105,694
Net+2,042

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Dallas County, TX25,21118,489+6,722
Denton County, TX8,3259,875−1,550
Johnson County, TX4,1457,555−3,410
Parker County, TX3,1155,618−2,503
Collin County, TX3,2583,280−22
Ellis County, TX1,4563,027−1,571
Harris County, TX2,2842,069+215

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$70K
Leavers$74K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tarrant County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tarrant County report $70,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,800.
Income you would need
$66,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,666 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,470 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $201,900.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 11.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Forest Hill, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
1.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$73,824
5% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.9%
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBlue MoundAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.5%3% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%6% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$70,4180% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,8245% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 30.1%, 48% above the median place.

Blue Mound30.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$66,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
30.1%
48% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
20% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
30%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$46,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Blue Mound, $1,666 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Blue Mound, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Fort Myers Shores, FL25.8% vs 30.1%$9,100Compare
Pinson, AL23.7% vs 30.1%$14,600Compare
Elsmere, DE23.6% vs 30.1%$5,300Compare

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Median home value1
$201,900
37% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.5%
63% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,470
21% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBlue MoundAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,66622% above
Rent to income130.1%48% above
Property tax rate11.5%63% above
Home price to income13.0x20% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7458% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,9948% below
Median home value1$201,90037% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.5%86% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.5%12% below
Homeownership169.2%4% above
Renters paying 30%+147.5%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,47021% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.2%2% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$27,422
32% below the median place
Poverty rate1
6.7%
38% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$66,375 −17%
Works from home11.5% −7%
Mean commute25 min −0%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBlue MoundAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$66,37517% below
Income per person1$27,42232% below
Unemployment1County figure4.7%4% below
Average annual pay5County figure$74,95014% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs5County figure1,017,941above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate16.7%38% below
Mean commute125 min0% below
Works from home111.5%7% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 23.4%, 266% above the median place.

No health insurance1
23.4%
266% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
10.8%
66% below the median place
Population change since 20206
-4.6%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher76.3% −17%
Household size3.0 +19%
Born abroad16.5% +87%
Median age36.3 −7%
Homes with broadband90.5% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBlue MoundAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,3666646th largest
Population change since 20206-4.6%below (median 1.1%)
Median age136.37% below
Bachelor's or higher110.8%66% below
High school or higher176.3%17% below
Household size13.019% above
Born abroad116.5%87% above
No health insurance123.4%266% above
Homes with broadband190.5%2% below
05

Life in Blue Mound

128 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k8.4 9.7×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops29.4 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.0 +14%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
605
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
384,099
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
2.0
13% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBlue MoundAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure605above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure384,099above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.014% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k98.4above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure128above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 87, 55% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
87
55% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
392
68% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk14
99.9
23% above the median place
July average high13
96°F
10% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
99.5
10% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBlue MoundAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure96°F10% above
January average low13County figure35°F40% above
Average temperature13County figure66°F20% above
Annual precipitation13County figure36.7 in16% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.17% above
Hurricane risk14County figure72.32% above
Tornado risk14County figure99.923% above
Wildfire risk14County figure91.549% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.510% above
Median air quality index15County figure5630% above
Good air days15County figure31.8%54% below
08

Blue Mound in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, up from 30% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,666/mo (2024)$2,160/mo$1,770 to $2,630/mo+4.4%
Median household income$66,375 (2024)$84,000$71,000 to $99,000+4.0%
Median home value$201,900 (2024)$310,000$225,000 to $426,000+7.4%
Population2,288 (2025)2,2602,170 to 2,350−0.3%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Blue Mound

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Forest Hill, TX$1,763$68,457Compare
Marion Oaks, FL$1,658$72,392Compare
Dundalk, MD$1,473$64,520Compare
Pine Hills, FL$1,542$58,673Compare
Pine Hills, FLDundalk, MDMarion Oaks, FLForest Hill, TXBlue Mound, TXBlue MoundForest HillMarion OaksDundalkPine HillsBlue MoundForest HillMarion OaksDundalkPine Hills

Common questions

Is Blue Mound a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $196 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 413 Texas places. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 71 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Blue Mound expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 30.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $201,900.

What salary do you need to live in Blue Mound?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $66,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Blue Mound safe?

There were 87 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Blue Mound?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Forest Hill, TX, Marion Oaks, FL, Dundalk, MD and Pine Hills, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Blue Mound with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Blue Mound itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/blue-mound-texas

Citytistics. “Blue Mound, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/blue-mound-texas/

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