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Farwell, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Farwell is a Census city of 1,306 people across 0.82 square miles of land, in Parmer County. Median household income is $56,875, 65.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Farwell
What Farwell is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,598 plus or minus 409
- County holding the largest share of its areaParmer 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.
Farwell
How many people live in Farwell
- Population1,306 plus or minus 334
- Median age32.3 plus or minus 7.3
- Population under 18470 plus or minus 183
- Share under 1836.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Population 65 and over162 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households447 plus or minus 90
- Family households324 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families72.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Farwell
Income and work in Farwell
- Median household income$56,875 plus or minus $17,134
- Per capita income$25,185 plus or minus $5,885
- Civilian labor force529 plus or minus 122
- Employed529 plus or minus 122
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over754 plus or minus 158
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Farwell
Housing in Farwell
- Housing units544 plus or minus 109
- Occupied units447 plus or minus 90
- Vacant units97 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate17.8 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied294 plus or minus 69
- Renter occupied153 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate65.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$149,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,338 plus or minus $537
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.2 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Single family units467 plus or minus 107
- Share single family85.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more44 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more8.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Farwell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute469 plus or minus 121
- Commuting under 15 minutes275 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.6 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more85 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone86.3 percent
- Carpooled2.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Farwell
Flood risk in Farwell
- NFIP communityCity of Farwell
- NFIP community number480972
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Farwell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480972 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.
Parmer County, not Farwell
Parmer County context, not Farwell figures
- Establishments in Parmer County213
- Covered employment, Parmer County6,491
- Average annual pay, Parmer County$57,273
- Housing units permitted, Parmer County3
Every figure in this section is published for Parmer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Farwell.
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
Farwell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Farwell, Texas?
1,306, in 447 households. Farwell city covers 0.82 square miles of land, which is 1,598 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Farwell in?
Parmer 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 Farwell?
$56,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $149,000. Median gross rent is $1,338 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Farwell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Farwell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Farwell, city of, community 480972, 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 Farwell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Parmer 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 Farwell.
Is zoning published for Farwell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.