The Town Files

Coke County, Texas

3,353 people. The median home is worth $117,900 (typical Texas town: $184,100) and the median household earns $43,333.

Towns in Coke County

Towns in Coke County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Robert Lee1,027$65,000$34,17245.5
Bronte933$146,900$47,61440.2

People and housing

Coke CountyTypical Texas town
Median home value$117,900$184,100
Median rent$729$1,086
Median household income$43,333$65,842
Median age47.437.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%18.9%
Below the poverty line22.9%13.1%

Jobs and pay

1,094 jobs in 2024, average pay $73,934 a year.

Largest industries in Coke CountyConstruction284 jobs · $97,391Retail78 jobs · $34,220Health care & social assistan…58 jobs · $56,136Manufacturing20 jobs · $69,149Agriculture, forestry & fishi…11 jobs · $30,205Mining, oil & gas5 jobs · $32,911
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Coke County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 3.3%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 351 storm events in Coke County from 1996 to 2026.

Storm events in Coke County by type since 1996Hail138Drought63Tornado9Wildfire5High Wind6Heavy Snow8Flash Flood14Winter Storm10Winter Weather22Cold/Wind Chill4
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Coke County has been included in 17 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
July 6, 2025FloodDR-4879: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 17, 2024FloodDR-4781: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
February 19, 2021Severe Ice StormDR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021Severe Ice StormEM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
March 25, 2020BiologicalDR-4485: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3458: Covid-19
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).