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Population in 2022: 21 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: -46.2%
 
Males: (41.7%)
Females: 13  (58.3%)
Median resident age:

63.1 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip code: 79603

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-669,913,384 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
Impact $-669,913,384
TX $72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $11,893 (it was $12,488 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $-742,049,469 (it was $31,000 in 2000)
Impact $-742,049,469
TX $275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $85,407; detached houses: $86,947
March 2022 cost of living index in Impact: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 50.0%

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  • Races in Impact, TX (2022)
    • 1083.3%Hispanic
    • 216.7%White alone
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Ancestries: Irish (20.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1670 feet

Land area: 0.09 square miles.

Population density: 242 people per square mile   (very low).

Impact, Texas map

6 residents are foreign born (50.0% Latin America).

This town:

50.0%
Texas:

17.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Impact town:

0.6% ($199)
Texas:

1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (3.7 miles , pop. 115,930).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (141.4 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (173.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

Abilene, TX (1.9 miles ),
Tye, TX (2.8 miles ),
Hawley-Noodle, TX (2.9 miles ),
Hawley, TX (2.9 miles ),
Potosi, TX (3.5 miles ),
Merkel, TX (4.0 miles ),
Clyde, TX (4.0 miles ),
Buffalo Gap, TX (4.0 miles )

Latitude: 32.50 N, Longitude: 99.74 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 325

Distribution of median household income in Impact, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Impact, TX in 2022

Impact satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
Texas:

3.5%

Average climate in Impact, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Impact, Texas average temperatures Impact, Texas average precipitation Impact, Texas humidity Impact, Texas wind speed Impact, Texas snowfall Impact, Texas sunshine Impact, Texas clear and cloudy days

Tornado activity:

Impact-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1950, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the Impact town center killed 5 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Impact-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 398% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the city 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 263.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 270.4 miles away from Impact center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 315.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 196.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/11/2011 at 12:27:44, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from Impact center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Taylor County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals and medical centers near Impact:

  • ANSON PLACE I (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; ABILENE, TX)
  • NORTHERN OAKS LIVING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; ABILENE, TX)
  • SHADY OAKS MANOR NO 1 (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; ABILENE, TX)
  • PRIMARY NURSE CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; ABILENE, TX)
  • ABILENE CONVALESCENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; ABILENE, TX)
  • HENDRICK HOUSECALLS (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; ABILENE, TX)
  • HENDRICK CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE (Hospital, about 3 miles away; ABILENE, TX)

Amtrak station near Impact:

  • 4 miles: ABILENE (GREYHOUND STA., 535 CEDAR ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Impact:

  • Abilene Christian University (about 3 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,025)
  • Cisco College (about 45 miles; Cisco, TX; FT enrollment: 2,687)
  • Angelo State University (about 85 miles; San Angelo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,019)
  • Tarleton State University (about 92 miles; Stephenville, TX; FT enrollment: 8,882)
  • Howard College (about 102 miles; Big Spring, TX; FT enrollment: 2,587)
  • Weatherford College (about 115 miles; Weatherford, TX; FT enrollment: 4,080)
  • Vernon College (about 118 miles; Vernon, TX; FT enrollment: 2,216)

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Taylor County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This town:

3.2 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

72.7%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

9.1%
Whole state:

6.0%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Impact:

Marital status in Impact, TX
  • Never married: 27.4%
  • Now married: 37.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 34.8%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Impact:

  • High school or higher: 40.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

32.0
Texas average:

14.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Impact, TX (based on Taylor County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant64,442166
Mainline Protestant12,58829
Catholic7,6005
Other1,8378
Black Protestant5583
Orthodox421
None44,439-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
Taylor County:

0.95 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Here:

0.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 77
Taylor County:

6.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 80
Taylor County:

6.33 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Taylor County:

9.2%
State:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Taylor County:

27.0%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Taylor County:

10.6%
Texas:

15.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Impact:

44.7%
Texas:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Impact:

43.7%
Texas:

47.4%

Average BMI:
Here:

28.7
Texas:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

27.9%
State:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Impact:

15.8%
Texas:

10.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Impact:

7.0
Texas:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

37.5%
State:

33.1%

General health condition:
This city:

48.5%
State:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

73.5%
State:

80.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Impact, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 0$0
Totals for Government 0$0 0$0

8.40% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,967 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.40%
Texas average:

8.12%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,509 average AGI)
Taylor County:

0.27%
Texas average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jones County, TX  0.42% ($38,670 average AGI)
from Callahan County, TX  0.36% ($39,880)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.35% ($45,005)


8.67% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.67%
Texas average:

7.40%

0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,492 average AGI)
Taylor County:

0.26%
Texas average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jones County, TX  0.62% ($36,652 average AGI)
to Callahan County, TX  0.45% ($56,398)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.44% ($42,790)

Strongest AM radio stations in Impact:

  • KEAN (1470 AM; 5 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: DYNAMIC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSLI (1280 AM; 0 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZQQ (1560 AM; daytime; 0 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ADRIAN LLOYD MYNATT)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • 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)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Impact:

  • KAGT-FM (90.5 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: GOSPEL RADIO NETWORK)
  • KKHR (106.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: POWELL MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • K217CB (91.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KAQD (91.3 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KACU (89.7 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)
  • KFQX-FM (98.1 FM; ANSON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KEYJ-FM (107.9 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHYS (100.7 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEAN-FM (105.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGNZ (88.1 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KHXS (102.7 FM; MERKEL, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KNCE (95.1 FM; BAIRD, TX; Owner: DOUD MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • KCDD (103.7 FM; HAMLIN, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBCY (99.7 FM; TYE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KULL (92.5 FM; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOES (106.9 FM; STAMFORD, TX; Owner: TEXAS GULFWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Impact:

  • K51CK (Channel 51; ABILENE, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K07UF (Channel 7; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)
  • KIDZ-LP (Channel 54; ABILENE, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KRBC-TV (Channel 9; ABILENE, TX; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXVA (Channel 15; ABILENE, TX; Owner: STAR BROADCASTING LIMITED)
  • KTAB-TV (Channel 32; ABILENE, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ABILENE, LLC)
  • KTXS-TV (Channel 12; SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTES-LP (Channel 40; ABILENE, TX; Owner: ABILENE-SWEETWATER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIDV-LP (Channel 59; ALBANY, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KPTA-LP (Channel 63; ABILENE-SWEETWATER, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIDT-LP (Channel 43; STAMFORD, TX; Owner: SAGE BROADCASTING CORP./KIDY-TV)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Impact)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • 247 Impact Dr (Lat: 32.500667 Lon: -99.743417), Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WDN916,
    Assigned Frequencies: 467.075 MHz, Grant Date: 02/17/1999, Expiration Date: 04/06/2004, Cancellation Date: 06/10/2004, Registrant: Western Tex Pack Inc, 3200 W Bolt, Fort Worth, TX 76110, Phone: (915) 673-4601


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Impact, TX
  • 100.0%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Impact, TX
  • 100.0%Electricity


Impact compared to Texas state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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