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Higgins, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Higgins is a Census city of 462 people across 1.11 square miles of land, in Lipscomb County. Median household income is $56,477, 84.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $167,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Higgins
What Higgins is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.11 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land417 plus or minus 121
- County holding the largest share of its areaLipscomb 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.
Higgins
How many people live in Higgins
- Population462 plus or minus 134
- Median age33.5 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 18177 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1838.3 percent
- Population 65 and over88 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Households139 plus or minus 37
- Family households101 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families72.7 percent plus or minus 16.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Higgins
- Median household income$56,477 plus or minus $15,359
- Per capita income$23,224 plus or minus $5,541
- Civilian labor force186 plus or minus 75
- Employed146 plus or minus 57
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate21.5 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Adults 25 and over265 plus or minus 72
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent plus or minus 33.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Higgins
- Housing units201
- Occupied units139 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units62 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate30.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Owner occupied118 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied21 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate84.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,100 plus or minus $30,178
- Single family units158 plus or minus 41
- Share single family78.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more6.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Higgins gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute137 plus or minus 57
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.0 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more81 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone70.1 percent
- Carpooled22.9 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higgins
SBA loans in Higgins (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$167,000
- Average approval$167,000
- Median approval$167,000
- Largest approval$167,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higgins, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Higgins
- NFIP communityCity of Higgins
- NFIP community number481503
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Higgins participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481503 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.
Lipscomb County, not Higgins
Lipscomb County context, not Higgins figures
- Establishments in Lipscomb County77
- Covered employment, Lipscomb County1,233
- Average annual pay, Lipscomb County$52,631
- Housing units permitted, Lipscomb County0
Every figure in this section is published for Lipscomb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Higgins.
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.
Coverage
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
Higgins questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Higgins, Texas?
462, in 139 households. Higgins city covers 1.11 square miles of land, which is 417 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Higgins in?
Lipscomb 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 Higgins?
$56,477. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Higgins businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $167,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $167,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higgins, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Higgins borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Higgins. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Higgins in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Higgins appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Higgins, city of, community 481503, 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 Higgins figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lipscomb 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 Higgins.
Is zoning published for Higgins?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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