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33.49° N · 94.16° W · GEOID 4861172

Red Lick

Bowie County, Texas · part of the Texarkana, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Red Lick is home to 1,333 people. Median household income is $136,250 a year and median rent is $1,714 a month, 15.1% 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 $320,800, about 2.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,714
26% above the median place
Median household income
$136,250
70% above the median place
Median home value
$320,800
0% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
9% 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 Red Lick

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 24.5% a year while household income rose 12%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $127,100 a year left, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 15.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 82% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $235 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Red Lick

Bowie County gains about 0.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,559
Moved out4,546
Net+13

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Miller County, AR1,1061,205−99
Little River County, AR132158−26

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$49K
Leavers$59K

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

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bowie County report $48,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,800, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$68,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,714 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,949 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $320,800.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 6.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Frankfort Square, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$48,574
31% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$58,750
16% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.4%
21% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRed LickAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.5%4% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.4%21% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$48,57431% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$58,75016% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.4x, 38% below the median place.

Red Lick15.1%
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
$68,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.1%
26% below the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
38% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$126,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1990
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.3%
46% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,276
31% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRed LickAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,71426% above
Rent to income115.1%26% below
Property tax rate11.3%46% above
Home price to income12.4x38% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure84.017% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,11831% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,27631% above
Median home value1$320,8000% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.9%72% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.8%11% below
Homeownership166.5%0% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.0%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9494% above
Vacant homes1County figure12.2%73% above
Median year built119901% 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
17 min
33% below the median place
Median household income1
$136,250
70% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRed LickAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$136,25070% above
Income per person1$48,21220% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%9% below
Average annual pay5County figure$54,92717% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs5County figure42,36072% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.2%51% above
Mean commute117 min33% below
Works from home1County figure6.5%48% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 99.0%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
99.0%
7% above the median place
No health insurance1
13.0%
103% above the median place
Population change since 20206
-1.4%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age41.1 +5%
Household size2.6 +5%
Bachelor's or higher35.3% +10%
Homes with broadband92.1% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureRed LickAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,3336646th largest
Population change since 20206-1.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher135.3%10% above
High school or higher199.0%7% above
Household size12.65% above
Born abroad1County figure4.5%49% below
No health insurance113.0%103% above
Homes with broadband192.1%0% below
05

Life in Red Lick

16 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 10k0.0 −100%
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 bars21.7 +4%
Shops41.5 +37%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.5 −39%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.2 +20%
Child care centers3.0 +30%

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

Shops per 10k8
41.5
37% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.5
39% below the median place
Students per teacher11
12.4
19% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRed LickAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure45400% above
Public school students11County figure17,523258% above
Students per teacher11County figure12.419% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.74% above
Shops per 10k8County figure41.537% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.539% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.220% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.030% above
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 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure1623% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 93°F, 7% 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 Red Lick. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
93°F
7% above the median place
Average temperature12
64°F
16% above the median place
Annual precipitation12
50.8 in
16% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRed LickAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure93°F7% above
January average low12County figure34°F35% above
Average temperature12County figure64°F16% above
Annual precipitation12County figure50.8 in16% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure79.015% below
Hurricane risk13County figure49.929% below
Tornado risk13County figure93.715% above
Wildfire risk13County figure74.221% above
Heat wave risk13County figure91.52% above
Median air quality index14County figure4812% above
Good air days14County figure55.0%20% below
08

Red Lick in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, up from 15% 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$1,714/mo (2024)$2,340/mo$1,920 to $2,860/mo+5.3%
Median household income$136,250 (2024)$177,000$149,500 to $209,000+4.4%
Median home value$320,800 (2024)$468,000$340,000 to $644,000+6.5%
Population924 (2025)920890 to 960−0.0%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

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

09

Places like Red Lick

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

PlaceRentIncome
Frankfort Square, IL$1,622$126,897Compare
Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN$1,688$121,750Compare
South Elgin, IL$1,640$127,203Compare
Poquoson, VA$1,707$120,972Compare
Poquoson, VASouth Elgin, ILLakes of the Four Seasons, INFrankfort Square, ILRed Lick, TXRed LickFrankfort SquareSouth ElginPoquosonRed LickFrankfort SquareSouth ElginPoquoson

Common questions

Is Red Lick a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 24.5% a year while household income rose 12%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $127,100 a year left, more than in 90% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Red Lick expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.1% 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 $320,800.

What salary do you need to live in Red Lick?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $68,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Red Lick?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Frankfort Square, IL, Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN, South Elgin, IL and Poquoson, VA.

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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Red Lick with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Red Lick itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/red-lick-texas

Citytistics. “Red Lick, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/red-lick-texas/

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