18,290 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.8% since 2020)
927 square miles of land · 20 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.
13 active community water systems list Eastland County in the area they serve, reporting 20,377 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF CISCO surface water · local government · TX0670001 | 4,076 served |
| CITY OF EASTLAND buys surface water · local government · TX0670002 | 3,609 served |
| WESTBOUND WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0670027 | 3,069 served |
| CITY OF RANGER buys surface water · local government · TX0670004 | 2,289 served |
| STAFF WSC OLDEN AREA buys surface water · local government · TX0670023 | 1,929 served |
| CITY OF GORMAN buys surface water · local government · TX0670003 | 1,518 served |
| CITY OF CARBON buys surface water · local government · TX0670015 | 999 served |
| OLDEN WSC buys surface water · local government · TX0670020 | 783 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 68 people were held in Eastland County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 54.
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.
5 school districts have their office in Eastland County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $13.5 million — $12.1 million to run schools, about $11,422 per student, plus $915,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.2 million local (mostly property tax), $5.6 million state, $2.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.7 million.
Spent $12.9 million — $11.7 million to run schools, about $14,080 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.9 million local (mostly property tax), $4.1 million state, $2.1 million federal.
Spent $6.3 million — $5.9 million to run schools, about $18,368 per student, plus $243,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.7 million local (mostly property tax), $3 million state, $1.3 million federal.
Spent $6.4 million — $6.2 million to run schools, about $24,320 per student, plus $41,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.2 million local (mostly property tax), $2.1 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.4 million.
Spent $3.4 million — $3.1 million to run schools, about $16,863 per student, plus $287,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $786,000 local (mostly property tax), $2.3 million state, $729,000 federal.
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 Eastland County about $9.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
229 bridges in Eastland County: 97 in good condition, 131 fair, and 1 poor (0.4%). “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.
| CR 336 over COLONY CREEK · built 1940 | 42 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $1.9 million of work in Eastland County in fiscal 2025, about $105 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: Stephens County (29 mi) · Comanche County (31 mi) · Callahan County (31 mi) · Erath County (36 mi) · Brown County (40 mi) · Coleman County (41 mi).