14,615 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.3% since 2020)
899 square miles of land · 16 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
5 active community water systems list Callahan County in the area they serve, reporting 13,939 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| EULA WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0300005 | 3,918 served |
| CITY OF CLYDE surface water · local government · TX0300002 | 3,820 served |
| CALLAHAN COUNTY WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0300015 | 3,741 served |
| CITY OF BAIRD surface water · local government · TX0300001 | 1,534 served |
| CITY OF CROSS PLAINS groundwater · local government · TX0300003 | 926 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 5 people were held in Callahan County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 6.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
4 school districts have their office in Callahan County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $19.3 million — $17.8 million to run schools, about $12,358 per student, plus $818,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.1 million local (mostly property tax), $9.6 million state, $3.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $17.8 million.
Spent $7.9 million — $6.9 million to run schools, about $14,646 per student, plus $736,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.5 million local (mostly property tax), $2.3 million state, $799,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.9 million.
Spent $6.2 million — $5.4 million to run schools, about $14,223 per student, plus $746,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3 million local (mostly property tax), $2.4 million state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.2 million.
Spent $12.5 million — $5.9 million to run schools, about $18,907 per student, plus $5.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6.4 million local (mostly property tax), $641,000 state, $984,000 federal. Long-term debt: $5.2 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Callahan County about $4.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
156 bridges in Callahan County: 76 in good condition, 80 fair, and 0 poor (0.0%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $2.3 million of work in Callahan County in fiscal 2025, about $167 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Coleman County (26 mi) · Taylor County (30 mi) · Shackelford County (31 mi) · Eastland County (31 mi) · Brown County (43 mi) · Jones County (43 mi).