Crane, Texas

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC
Read it as a page
  1. Population

    Down 4.8% since 2020.

    3,303

    people, the 472nd-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    5 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

    53.7%

    of 467 jobs located in Crane are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 74% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $872

    a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Room to build

    The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

    $826–$1,239

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $872 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  5. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 8 homes permitted, 2022–2025
    • 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
    • 86% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.4% to the 1,164 homes here.

    2–5

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  7. Home value

    A median home costs 42% less than Texas's.

    $164,900

    median home value in Crane.

    • $164,900 Crane
    • $283,800 Texas
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

More from here