83,722 people (2024 Census estimate, +9.4% since 2020)
784 square miles of land · 107 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.
23 active community water systems list Walker County in the area they serve, reporting 70,580 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF HUNTSVILLE buys surface water · local government · TX2360001 | 48,522 served |
| RIVERSIDE SUD groundwater · local government · TX2360010 | 6,246 served |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD D groundwater · local government · TX2360069 | 2,184 served |
| PHELPS SUD groundwater · local government · TX2360009 | 1,900 served |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD B CRABBS PRAIRIE groundwater · local government · TX2360040 | 1,815 served |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD C groundwater · local government · TX2360052 | 1,674 served |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD A groundwater · local government · TX2360022 | 1,458 served |
| CITY OF NEW WAVERLY groundwater · local government · TX2360003 | 1,125 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 188 people were held in Walker County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 170.
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.
2 school districts have their office in Walker County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $197.7 million — $111.5 million to run schools, about $9,858 per student, plus $81.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $57.1 million local (mostly property tax), $63.6 million state, $15.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $95.2 million.
Spent $19.3 million — $13.8 million to run schools, about $12,966 per student, plus $4.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.1 million local (mostly property tax), $6.5 million state, $2.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $27 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: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Walker County about $25 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
166 bridges in Walker County: 79 in good condition, 86 fair, and 1 poor (0.6%). “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.
| DORRELL RD over WINTERS BAYOU · built 2009 | 100 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $47.5 million of work in Walker County in fiscal 2025, about $622 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: Madison County (26 mi) · San Jacinto County (27 mi) · Grimes County (28 mi) · Montgomery County (31 mi) · Trinity County (35 mi) · Houston County (41 mi).