Where owners carry no mortgage at all in rural Texas

Texas land and rural markets · Data as of 2026-10-15 · ALEX Intelligence

71.6% Homes Owned Free and Clear — Shelby County

#	County	Homes Owned Free and Clear
1	Shelby County	71.6%
2	Willacy County	71.0%
3	Uvalde County	69.5%
4	DeWitt County	68.3%
5	Limestone County	68.0%
6	Jasper County	68.0%
7	Bee County	66.8%
8	Houston County	65.8%
9	Fayette County	65.4%
10	Hale County	65.1%

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024
Measure: Homes Owned Free and Clear, ranked highest first across Texas counties under 50,000 residents, each with at least 20,000 residents (51 ranked in total).
Universe: Texas counties only. Units with fewer than 20,000 residents are excluded. Nothing outside Texas is ranked.
Vintage: 2024
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