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32.64° N · 96.32° W · GEOID 4859065

Post Oak Bend

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Post Oak Bend is home to 651 people. Median household income is $121,094 a year and median rent is $979 a month, 9.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $391,700, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$979
28% below the median place
Median household income
$121,094
51% above the median place
Median home value
$391,700
23% above the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
9% above 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 Post Oak Bend

  • The median rent takes only 9.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 415 Texas places.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 290 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 43% since 2020, faster than in 98% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,354 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 93% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2002, newer housing than in 92% of places its size.
01

Moving to Post Oak Bend

Kaufman County gains about 49.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,400
Moved out13,118
Net+7,282

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Dallas County, TX9,3383,843+5,495
Collin County, TX1,153685+468
Tarrant County, TX1,039546+493
Van Zandt County, TX392833−441

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$64K
Leavers$69K

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

Who moves here
11.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Kaufman County report $64,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $69,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $979 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,333 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $391,700.
Getting to work
41 minutes each way on average; 8.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lumberton, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
49.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
11.0%
92% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePost Oak BendAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure11.0%92% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure49.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$63,9659% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$69,3921% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 9.7%, 52% below the median place.

Post Oak Bend9.7%
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
$39,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.7%
52% below the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
15% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
10%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$109,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
90.6%
36% above the median place
Median year built1
2002
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,848
79% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasurePost Oak BendAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$97928% below
Rent to income19.7%52% below
Property tax rate11.5%64% above
Home price to income13.2x15% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,80712% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,84879% above
Median home value1$391,70023% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.2%63% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure49.1%5% below
Homeownership190.6%36% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure57.9%14% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,33325% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.8%18% below
Median year built120021% above
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%)
Mean commute1
41 min
65% above the median place
Median household income1
$121,094
51% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePost Oak BendAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$121,09451% above
Income per person1$49,59424% above
Unemployment1County figure5.3%9% above
Average annual pay5County figure$57,59113% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.9%22% below
Jobs5County figure45,71970% below
Poverty rate1County figure9.7%10% below
Mean commute141 min65% above
Works from home18.6%31% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 43.0%, above the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20206
43.0%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
No health insurance1
13.1%
105% above the median place
Median age1
44.9
15% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher21.8% −32%
Household size2.8 +11%
Homes with broadband89.3% −3%
High school or higher92.4% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePost Oak BendAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16516646th largest
Population change since 2020643.0%above (median 1.1%)
Median age144.915% above
Bachelor's or higher121.8%32% below
High school or higher192.4%0% above
Household size12.811% above
Born abroad1County figure11.4%29% above
No health insurance113.1%105% above
Homes with broadband189.3%3% below
05

Life in Post Oak Bend

8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars12.6 −39%
Shops19.6 −35%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.9 −54%
Doctors' offices and clinics8.9 −56%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

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

Shops per 10k8
19.6
35% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
8.9
56% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
12.6
39% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasurePost Oak BendAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure62above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure41,319above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure15.61% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure12.639% below
Shops per 10k8County figure19.635% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.954% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure8.956% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
National Register listings9County figure838% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 94°F, 9% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Post Oak Bend. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
94°F
9% above the median place
Average temperature11
66°F
19% above the median place
Natural hazard risk12
76.2
18% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePost Oak BendAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure94°F9% above
January average low11County figure36°F41% above
Average temperature11County figure66°F19% above
Annual precipitation11County figure41.4 in5% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure76.218% below
Hurricane risk12County figure50.329% below
Tornado risk12County figure84.64% above
Wildfire risk12County figure80.031% above
Heat wave risk12County figure93.34% above
Median air quality index13County figure442% above
Good air days13County figure66.0%4% below
08

Places like Post Oak Bend

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

PlaceRentIncome
Lumberton, TX$1,067$107,623Compare
New Baltimore, MI$1,039$106,033Compare
Johnsburg, IL$1,128$121,023Compare
Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA$1,189$97,500Compare
Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAJohnsburg, ILNew Baltimore, MILumberton, TXPost Oak Bend, TXPost Oak BendLumbertonNew BaltimoreJohnsburgOtis Orchards-East FarmsPost Oak BendLumbertonNew BaltimoreJohnsburgOtis Orchards-East Farms

Common questions

Is Post Oak Bend a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 9.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 415 Texas places. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 290 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Post Oak Bend expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $391,700.

What salary do you need to live in Post Oak Bend?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Post Oak Bend?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lumberton, TX, New Baltimore, MI, Johnsburg, IL and Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA.

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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Post Oak Bend with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Post Oak Bend itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/post-oak-bend-texas

Citytistics. “Post Oak Bend, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/post-oak-bend-texas/

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