26,159 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.6% since 2020)
1,016 square miles of land · 26 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.
11 active community water systems list Milam County in the area they serve, reporting 33,748 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| SOUTHWEST MILAM WSC groundwater · local government · TX1660015 | 11,739 served |
| CITY OF CAMERON surface water · local government · TX1660001 | 5,489 served |
| CITY OF ROCKDALE groundwater · local government · TX1660002 | 5,460 served |
| MILANO WSC groundwater · local government · TX1660009 | 4,308 served |
| NORTH MILAM WSC groundwater · local government · TX1660011 | 1,833 served |
| CITY OF THORNDALE buys groundwater · local government · TX1660003 | 1,400 served |
| SALEM ELM RIDGE WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1660013 | 1,371 served |
| GAUSE WSC groundwater · local government · TX1660008 | 828 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 113 people were held in Milam County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 132.
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.
6 school districts have their office in Milam County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $23.3 million — $19.3 million to run schools, about $12,407 per student, plus $3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.8 million local (mostly property tax), $11.2 million state, $6.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.7 million.
Spent $25.2 million — $20.7 million to run schools, about $13,929 per student, plus $3.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $12.6 million local (mostly property tax), $9.1 million state, $5.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $22.4 million.
Spent $9.3 million — $8.4 million to run schools, about $13,614 per student, plus $877,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.3 million local (mostly property tax), $5.5 million state, $1 million federal. Long-term debt: $398,000.
Spent $7 million — $6.4 million to run schools, about $16,002 per student, plus $337,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.6 million local (mostly property tax), $3.9 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $6 million.
Spent $3.6 million — $2.5 million to run schools, about $16,026 per student, plus $107,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.5 million local (mostly property tax), $227,000 state, $497,000 federal.
Spent $2.5 million — $2.4 million to run schools, about $21,636 per student, plus $133,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $529,000 local (mostly property tax), $1.7 million state, $470,000 federal. Long-term debt: $250,000.
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: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Milam County about $12.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
193 bridges in Milam County: 91 in good condition, 100 fair, and 2 poor (1.0%). “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.
| FM 486 over LITTLE RIVER SLOUGH · built 1960 | 1,111 vehicles a day |
| CR 132 over NORTH ELM CREEK · built 1991 | 30 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $37.6 million of work in Milam County in fiscal 2025, about $1,519 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: Burleson County (30 mi) · Falls County (32 mi) · Robertson County (32 mi) · Lee County (32 mi) · Bell County (34 mi) · Williamson County (38 mi).