Houston County, Texas
16 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 22,051
- Median household income
- $56,531
- ±3,782
- Unemployed
- 6.7%
- 542 of 8,075 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.7%
- 6,524 of 7,983 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Houston | 22,241 (2021) | Po Box 370, Crockett | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crockett | 6,406 (2021) | 200 N 5th St, Crockett | Website |
| City of Grapeland | 1,493 (2021) | Po Box 567, Grapeland | — |
| City of Latexo | 242 (2021) | Po Box 1108, Latexo | Website |
| City of Lovelady | 587 (2021) | Po Box 83, Lovelady | — |
| Town of Kennard | 280 (2021) | Po Box 115, Kennard | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Levee Improvement District 1 | Flood control | 8915 State Highway 21 W, Crockett | — |
| Houston County Levee Improvement District 2 | Flood control | 19300 State Highway 21 W, Crockett | — |
| Grapeland Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 738, Grapeland | — |
| Houston County Hospital District | Hospitals | 500 E Houston Ave, Crockett | — |
| Crockett City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 186 E Fannin Ave, Crockett | — |
| Grapeland Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 568, Grapeland | — |
| Houston County Emergency Service District # 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 465, Grapeland | — |
| Houston County Emergency Services District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 291, Crockett | — |
| Davy Crockett Trinity Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1032 S 4th St, Crockett | Website |
| Houston County Water Control and Improvement District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 1246, Crockett | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CROCKETT ISD
School district4 schools
1400 W AUSTIN ST, Crockett, TX, 75835
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GRAPELAND ISD
School district3 schools
116 W MYRTLE, Grapeland, TX, 75844
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KENNARD ISD
School district1 schools
304 HWY SEVEN E, Kennard, TX, 75847
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LATEXO ISD
School district2 schools
298 F M 2663, Latexo, TX, 75849
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LOVELADY ISD
School district2 schools
11839 TX ST HWY 19 S, Lovelady, TX, 75851
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Angelina County Farmers' Market (Lufkin)
East Texas Farmers Market (1836 S. Jackson Jacksonville)
Farmers Market Centerville Texas (Centerville)
Huntsville Downtown Farmers Market (1230 12th Street Huntsville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.