Brackettville, Texas

City in Kinney County · population 1,341 (2020 Census)

Median home: $83,800
Household income: $69,459
Jan low / Jul high: 38° / 95°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 7
Median age: 39.2

Brackettville is a city of 1,341 people in Kinney County, Texas. The median home is worth $83,800, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). It ranks more of a college town than 98% of Texas towns, better for retirees than 96% of Texas towns, quieter than 80% of Texas towns.

Brackettville in our rankings:

How Brackettville ranks

Percentile among Texas towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Texas towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Brackettville is worth $83,800, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). Homes cost about 1.2 times the median household income of $69,459, which is more affordable than 97% of Texas towns. Median rent is $755 a month. 88.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Texas towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Brackettville	Typical Texas town
Median home value	$83,800	$184,100
Median rent	$755	$1,086
Median household income	$69,459	$65,842
Home value ÷ income	1.2×	2.9×
Homeownership	88.3%	72.9%
Median year built	1977	1985
Seasonal / vacation homes	7.0%	—

Who lives in Brackettville

People	Brackettville	Typical Texas town
Median age	39.2	37.1
Age 65 and over	16.4%	15.6%
Under 18	10.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	18.9%
Below the poverty line	10.5%	13.1%
Veterans	3.4%	—
Born outside the U.S.	9.5%	—
Work from home	21.5%	7.8%
Average commute	15.6 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	58.7%	89.2%

Weather in Brackettville

July highs average 95.1°F and January lows 37.9°F. About 24.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.1 inches of snow (typical Texas town: 0.2 in). Expect about 122 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 24 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Brackettville station (0.2 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

7 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Brackettville since 1950, compared with 21 for the typical Texas town. 2 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on May 16, 1989 about 1.3 miles from the town center. The most recent was on April 28, 2004.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 52 times; the largest was 4.50 inches on March 16, 1987.

Severe weather in Kinney County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Kinney County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

Kinney County has been included in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 1, 2026	Flood	DR-4935: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
July 18, 2026	Flood	EM-3649: Flooding
February 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4485: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Kinney County

Kinney County had 947 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $55,513 a year. Unemployment was 4.6% in 2023; in Brackettville itself the ACS puts it at 1.3%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Brackettville

3 public schools with 532 students, about 10.6 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
JONES ELEMENTARY/INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	PK-5	248	12.4
BRACKETT H S	9-12	168	8.8
BRACKETT J H	6-8	116	10.5

Towns near Brackettville

Fort Clark Springs, TX
1.9 mi · 1,215 people · home $67,000
Laughlin AFB, TX
22.2 mi · 1,673 people · home —
Val Verde Park, TX
25.6 mi · 2,332 people · home $98,800
Del Rio, TX
28.6 mi · 34,673 people · home $160,400

Brackettville questions

Is Brackettville, Texas a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Brackettville scores better for retirees than 96% of Texas towns and quieter than 80%. 16.4% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.2).

How much does a house cost in Brackettville?

The median owner-occupied home in Brackettville is valued at $83,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $69,459, so homes cost about 1.2 times income. Median rent is $755 a month.

What is the weather like in Brackettville?

July highs average 95.1°F and January lows 37.9°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 24.3 inches of precipitation a year and 0.1 inches of snow.

Does Brackettville get tornadoes?

7 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Brackettville since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on May 16, 1989. The typical Texas town has had 21.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Brackettville's Census boundary (GEOID 4809868). Comparisons use the median of Texas towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.