HigginsTX
A town of 462.
462 people, and everyone knows the way
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Higgins’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Higgins. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Higgins
Most working residents leave Higgins for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Canadian (14%), Follett (13%) and Booker (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
Where working residents work
High risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
Four seasons, hot summers
Higgins has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Higgins is
Higgins beats the Texas average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Higgins | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.3% | 19.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68.4% | 57.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 6.1% |
98% of working residents leave Higgins for work
Where Higgins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Higgins
City in Texas, United States
Higgins is a city in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, named after G.H. Higgins, a stockholder in the Santa Fe Railroad, which served the community. Its population was 356 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 356
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,569 ft
- ZIP code
- 79046
- Area code
- 806