Flat, Texas
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| Males: 427 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 406 |  (48.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.9 years |
| Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 76528
| Flat: | $73,755 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,216 (it was $16,238 in 2000)
Flat CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,904 (it was $73,300 in 2000)
| Flat: | $189,904 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $237,248; detached houses: $243,391; townhouses or other attached units: $232,664; in 2-unit structures: $134,782; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $150,229; mobile homes: $186,802; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $72,290
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Flat, TX
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- 79492.2%White alone
- 526.0%Hispanic
- 70.8%American Indian alone
- 60.7%Two or more races
- 20.2%Black alone
Races in Flat detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1839 feet
Land area: 57.4 square miles.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Flat CCD: | 0.4% ($290) |
| Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Killeen, TX 
(16.6 miles , pop. 86,911).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (70.6 miles , pop. 656,562).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (113.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Oglesby, TX (2.9 miles ),
), South Mountain, TX (3.2 miles ),
), Northwest Bell, TX (3.3 miles ),
), McGregor, TX (3.6 miles ),
), Moody, TX (3.6 miles ),
), Nolanville, TX (4.0 miles )
)Latitude: 31.31 N, Longitude: 97.58 W
Area code: 254
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
- Health care (21.1%)
- Public administration (17.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.2%)
- Construction (9.0%)
- Educational services (7.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (3.3%)
- Public administration (19.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.0%)
- Construction (11.3%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (6.0%)
- Metal & metal products (6.0%)
- Educational services (5.7%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (3.8%)
- Health care (44.4%)
- Public administration (15.4%)
- Educational services (9.3%)
- Construction (6.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Engineers (4.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.8%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.7%)
- Engineers (8.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (21.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
Average climate in Flat, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 76.6. This is about average.
| City: | 76.6 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 2.64. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.64 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 31.0 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.20. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.20 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Flat-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/6/1973, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.8 miles away from the Flat place center .
On 5/11/1953, a category F5 tornado 30.4 miles away from the place center killed 114 people and injured 597 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Flat-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 307% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 295.7 miles away from Flat center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 221.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 355.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 171.8 miles away from Flat center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 351.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 194.0 miles away from Flat center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Coryell County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Flat:
- HILLSIDE MANOR NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- HILLSIDE NURSING AND REHABILITATION LP (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- OSAGE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- CORYELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICE (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; GATESVILLE, TX)
- WESTVIEW MANOR (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; MC GREGOR, TX)
- HOMETOWN CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; MOODY, TX)
- MOODY CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; MOODY, TX)
Amtrak stations near Flat:
- 14 miles: MCGREGOR (1 AMTRAK BLVD.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 miles: KILLEEN (ARROW TRAILWAYS, 200 E. AVENUE C) - Bus Station
- 17 miles: FORT HOOD (BLDG. 108, 76 TANK BATTALION AVE.) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flat:
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (about 19 miles; Belton, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,885)
- Central Texas College (about 19 miles; Killeen, TX; FT enrollment: 15,911)
- Temple College (about 22 miles; Temple, TX; FT enrollment: 3,796)
- McLennan Community College (about 31 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 6,673)
- Baylor University (about 32 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 14,800)
- Texas State Technical College-Waco (about 38 miles; Waco, TX; FT enrollment: 4,210)
- Hill College (about 57 miles; Hillsboro, TX; FT enrollment: 2,968)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Flat Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Flat include: Leon Junction Community Church (A), Cold Springs Church (B), County Line Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Seaton Cemetery (1), King Cemetery (2), King and Smith Cemetery (3), Saint Paul Cemetery (4), Graham Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Flat: Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Texas: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 77.2% |
| Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This place: | 8.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.4% |
| This place: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Flat:
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 69.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 7.3%
For population 25 years and over in Flat:
- High school or higher: 71.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.8 |
| Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Flat, TX (based on Coryell County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 23,206 | 80 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,749 | 14 |
| Catholic | 3,735 | 2 |
| Other | 1,574 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 291 | 2 |
| None | 42,833 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Coryell County: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Coryell County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| This county: | 2.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| This county: | 3.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.8% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 27.0% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Coryell County: | 7.3% |
| Texas: | 15.7% |
18.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($40,558 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 18.00% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.45% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,164 average AGI)
Coryell County: 0.45% Texas average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Bell County, TX |  4.36% ($41,492 average AGI) |
| from Lampasas County, TX | 0.51% ($41,030) |
| from McLennan County, TX | 0.47% ($52,230) |
15.75% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,019 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 15.75% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($979 average AGI)
Coryell County: 0.29% Texas average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Bell County, TX | 4.24% ($38,601 average AGI) |
| to Lampasas County, TX | 0.67% ($47,866) |
| to McLennan County, TX | 0.48% ($40,508) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Flat:
- KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
- KRZI (1580 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTON (940 AM; 1 kW; BELTON, TX; Owner: SHELDON COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Flat:
- WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWTX-FM (97.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBGO (95.7 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVLZ (98.3 FM; GATESVILLE, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KNCT-FM (91.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
- KLTD (101.7 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLFX (107.3 FM; NOLANVILLE, TX; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- KBDE (89.9 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
- KOOC (106.3 FM; BELTON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- KVLT (88.5 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC)
- KUSJ (105.5 FM; HARKER HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSSM (103.1 FM; COPPERAS COVE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLRK (92.9 FM; MARLIN, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
- KIIZ-FM (92.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWBU-FM (103.3 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KWOW (104.1 FM; CLIFTON, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
- KBCT (94.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: KENNELWOOD BCST/G COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Flat:
- KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWTX-TV (Channel 10; WACO, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
- KCEN-TV (Channel 6; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
- KNCT (Channel 46; BELTON, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
- KWBU-TV (Channel 34; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- K38FN (Channel 38; WACO, TX; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- KPLE-LP (Channel 31; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KILLEEN CHRISTIAN B/CING.CORPORATION)
Flat fatal accident list:
Apr 6, 2020 12:20 AM, Sr-36, Lat: 31.310533, Lon: -97.633475, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 61 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Flat)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 45.5%Electricity
- 42.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.5%Wood
- 4.5%Other fuel
- 58.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 42.0%Electricity
Flat compared to Texas state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.