CactusTX
A town of 3,091. A regional job hub with 4,020 jobs.
What makes Cactus stand out
The 3 things Cactus does most differently from other towns.
Every workday, about 3,555 people come to Cactus for work
Where Cactus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Cactus’s report card
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The data
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About half of working residents work right in Cactus
50% of Cactus’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Dumas (8%), Amarillo (6%) and Lubbock (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Cactus home is worth about $216K
The typical Cactus home is worth about $216,000, up 3% in a year, 28% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Healthier than 1% of U.S. towns
Cactus beats the Texas average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| What stands out | Cactus | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.9% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15% | 17% |
| More uninsured adults | 47% | 19.1% |
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.
Four seasons, hot summers
Cactus has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Less crime per resident than 46% of U.S. towns
Cactus reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
1.7% of Cactus is conserved land
0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cactus Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Castro Park | — | 1 |
About Cactus
City in Texas, United States
Cactus is a city in Moore County, Texas, United States, located along U.S. Route 287. The population was 3,057 at the 2020 census. "Cactus Texas", a song by Waylon Jennings, is a sketch of Cactus from years past.
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- Population
- 3,057
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,619 ft
- ZIP code
- 79013
- Area code
- 806