HooksTX
A town of 2,299. Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns.
What makes Hooks stand out
The 3 things Hooks does most differently from other towns.
91% of working residents leave Hooks for work
Where Hooks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Hooks’s report card
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The data
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Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns
Hooks beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Hooks | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15.6% | 19.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 5.7% |
A typical Hooks home is worth about $169K
The typical Hooks home is worth about $169,000, up 2.5% in a year, 44% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Hooks
Most working residents leave Hooks for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Texarkana (33%), Texarkana (6%) and New Boston (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Hooks’s public schools outperform 72% of Texas districts
The public schools Hooks’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Mild winters, hot summers
Hooks has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Less crime per resident than 37% of U.S. towns
Hooks reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
1.1% of Hooks is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hooks City Park | — | 12 |
About Hooks
City in Texas, United States
Hooks is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area and had a population of 2,518 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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- Population
- 2,518
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 374 ft
- ZIP code
- 75561
- Area code
- 903