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GoreeTX

A town of 131.

Population
131
residents
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
52.0
years
Jobs based here
18
A commuter town
Small town

131 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 96° · L 73°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Goree

Most working residents leave Goree for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Munday (17%), Wichita Falls (11%) and Abilene (8%). Half commute less than 64 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Goree2%
Munday17%
Wichita Falls11%
Abilene8%
Haskell6%
64 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Goree
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Goree has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–58°
Spring51–77°
Summer71–95°
Fall52–78°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Goree is

Goree beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

26 measures vs. Texas
1 better12 too close to call13 worse
What stands outGoreeTX
More adults treating high blood pressure77.4%74.1%
More adults with COPD8.3%5.7%
Knox County Hospital
17 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Goree for work

Where Goree’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Munday Munday 17% 11% → Wichita Falls Wichita Falls 11% 8% → Abilene Abilene 8% 6% → Haskell Haskell 6% 5% → Fort Worth Fort Worth 5% 3% → Knox City Knox City 3% Goree · 2% stay
18jobs based in Goree
2%of working residents work in town
64 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Goree

City in the United States

Goree is a city in Knox County, Texas, United States. Its population was 158 at the 2020 census, down from 203 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
158
Area
1.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,453 ft
ZIP code
76363
Area code
940

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