Pecan Acres, Texas

Community in Tarrant County · population 4,808 (2020 Census) · spans 2 counties

Median home: $493,500
Household income: $114,141
Jan low / Jul high: 34° / 97°
Snow a year: 1 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 30
Median age: 39.4

Pecan Acres is a community of 4,808 people in Tarrant County, Texas. The median home is worth $493,500, above the typical Texas town ($184,100). It ranks more upscale than 87% of Texas towns, better for families than 83% of Texas towns.

How Pecan Acres 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 Pecan Acres is worth $493,500, above the typical Texas town ($184,100). Homes cost about 4.3 times the median household income of $114,141, which is more affordable than 12% of Texas towns. Median rent is $1,295 a month. 89.6% of households own their home.

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

Housing	Pecan Acres	Typical Texas town
Median home value	$493,500	$184,100
Median rent	$1,295	$1,086
Median household income	$114,141	$65,842
Home value ÷ income	4.3×	2.9×
Homeownership	89.6%	72.9%
Median year built	2006	1985
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.4%	—

Who lives in Pecan Acres

People	Pecan Acres	Typical Texas town
Median age	39.4	37.1
Age 65 and over	12.4%	15.6%
Under 18	23.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	18.9%
Below the poverty line	7.9%	13.1%
Veterans	9.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	3.1%	—
Work from home	19.5%	7.8%
Average commute	39.1 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	95.2%	89.2%

Weather in Pecan Acres

July highs average 96.6°F and January lows 34.4°F. About 37.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.9 inches of snow (typical Texas town: 0.2 in). Expect about 109 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 40 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 Ft Worth Nature Ctr station (8.3 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

30 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Pecan Acres since 1950, compared with 21 for the typical Texas town. 6 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 2, 1957 about 5.9 miles from the town center. The most recent was on June 16, 2019.

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 213 times; the largest was 4.50 inches on April 1, 2024.

Severe weather in Tarrant County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Tarrant County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 116 deaths recorded.

Tarrant County has been included in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, other.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
February 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
August 24, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3540: Tropical Storms Marco And Laura
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4485: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3458: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Tarrant County

Tarrant County had 1,010,352 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $72,674 a year. Unemployment was 3.7% in 2023; in Pecan Acres itself the ACS puts it at 10.1%.

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).

Towns near Pecan Acres

Reno, TX
5.2 mi · 2,878 people · home $362,400
Azle, TX
6.1 mi · 13,369 people · home $287,100
Briar, TX
6.6 mi · 7,035 people · home $405,900
Saginaw, TX
9.7 mi · 23,890 people · home $298,500
Lake Worth, TX
11.1 mi · 4,711 people · home $236,700
Springtown, TX
11.7 mi · 3,064 people · home $261,300
Sansom Park, TX
12.3 mi · 5,454 people · home $158,200
Justin, TX
12.9 mi · 4,409 people · home $406,800

Pecan Acres questions

Is Pecan Acres, Texas a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Pecan Acres scores better for retirees than 44% of Texas towns and quieter than 50%. 12.4% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.4).

How much does a house cost in Pecan Acres?

The median owner-occupied home in Pecan Acres is valued at $493,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $114,141, so homes cost about 4.3 times income. Median rent is $1,295 a month.

What is the weather like in Pecan Acres?

July highs average 96.6°F and January lows 34.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 37.5 inches of precipitation a year and 0.9 inches of snow.

Does Pecan Acres get tornadoes?

30 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Pecan Acres since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on April 2, 1957. The typical Texas town has had 21.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Pecan Acres's Census boundary (GEOID 4856462). 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 2026-11-12.