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Penelope is a Census town of 235 people across 0.99 square miles of land, in Hill County. Median household income is $60,000, 86.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Penelope
What Penelope is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.99 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land237 plus or minus 93
- County holding the largest share of its areaHill County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Penelope
- Population235 plus or minus 92
- Median age40.9
- Population under 1856 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1823.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Population 65 and over42 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Households80 plus or minus 31
- Family households53 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families66.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Penelope
- Median household income$60,000 plus or minus $25,251
- Per capita income$28,495 plus or minus $8,957
- Civilian labor force110 plus or minus 44
- Employed108 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over153 plus or minus 49
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.2 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Penelope
- Housing units94 plus or minus 30
- Occupied units80 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units14 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate14.9 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Owner occupied69 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate86.3 percent
- Single family units77 plus or minus 32
- Share single family81.9 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Penelope gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute105 plus or minus 45
- Commuting under 15 minutes26 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.8 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.6 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Drove alone84.3 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Penelope
- NFIP communityTown of Penelope
- NFIP community number480864
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19
The Town of Penelope does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480864 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hill County, not Penelope
Hill County context, not Penelope figures
- Establishments in Hill County649
- Covered employment, Hill County11,535
- Average annual pay, Hill County$56,338
- Housing units permitted, Hill County61
Every figure in this section is published for Hill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Penelope.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Penelope questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Penelope, Texas?
235, in 80 households. Penelope town covers 0.99 square miles of land, which is 237 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Penelope in?
Hill County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Penelope?
$60,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Penelope in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Penelope appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Penelope, town of, community 480864, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Penelope figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hill County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Penelope.
Is zoning published for Penelope?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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