Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
DeWitt County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in DeWitt County pays $1,469 a year, an effective rate of 0.86%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,469
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.86%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -26%
- vs U.S. average
- #231 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in DeWitt County pay a median $1,469 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.86%, more affordable than 46% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,469
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.86%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1703 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($170,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 20,016. Owner-occupied homes: 5,116.
The median annual property tax in DeWitt County is $1,469, which is 65% lower than the Texas state average and 26% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.86% on a median home value of $170,900. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
DeWitt County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
DeWitt County's 0.86% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 46%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in DeWitt County pay a median annual property tax of $1,469, well below the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $170,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.86% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Texas counties by effective rate
DeWitt County ranks #231 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (8% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in DeWitt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $63,730 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in DeWitt County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in DeWitt County rose 40.2%, from $121,900 to $170,900. The effective rate fell 21.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 86% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.7%, to $1,469. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,327 to $1,469, a gain of 11%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,390 of 5,116 owner-occupied homes (27.2%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.3% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What DeWitt County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of DeWitt County homeowners, 1,390 of 5,116 owner-occupied homes (27.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 25.9% (1,325)
- $800 to $1,499 21.8% (1,113)
- $1,500 to $1,999 4.6% (233)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.9% (710)
- $3,000 or more 27.2% (1,390)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
345 homes here (6.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Texas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in DeWitt County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+79%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
DeWitt County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
DeWitt County's effective rate is higher than 8% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #231 of 250.
Where DeWitt County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.86% more affordable than 46% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Texas on both measures
DeWitt County's effective rate runs 42% under the Texas median and its bill 65% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,469 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Texas norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
DeWitt County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | DeWitt County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.3% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
DeWitt County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Texas counties.
DeWitt County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,469 +2.2% | 0.86% |
| 2023 | $1,437 +3.6% | 0.86% |
| 2022 | $1,387 -4.3% | 0.89% |
| 2021 | $1,449 +9.2% | 1.00% |
| 2020 | $1,327 | 1.09% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
DeWitt County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near DeWitt County's effective rate
On effective rate, DeWitt County sits nearest Wyandot County (OH), Shelby County (MO), Cass County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Noxubee County (MS), Jones County (MS), Saluda County (SC).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
DeWitt County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 280 of 8,480 returns from DeWitt County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,925 - 50% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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DeWitt County rate FAQs
- How does DeWitt County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in DeWitt County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.86% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in DeWitt County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in DeWitt County is $1,469, an effective rate of 0.86% on a $170,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for DeWitt County?
- DeWitt County, Texas scores D (46/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at C+ (2.68×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in DeWitt County?
- Property taxes in DeWitt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $63,730 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in DeWitt County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for DeWitt County climbed 10.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,327 to $1,469, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with DeWitt County's UNDER rate
DeWitt County's $1,469 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
DeWitt County ranks #231 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for DeWitt County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.86%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,469/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with DeWitt County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for DeWitt County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Belmont County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with DeWitt County at $1,469/yr; rate 0.95% vs DeWitt County 0.86%.
Vinton County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with DeWitt County at $1,469/yr; rate 0.98% vs DeWitt County 0.86%.
Wheeler County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,470/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.39% vs DeWitt County 0.86%.
Iron County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,467/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.34% vs DeWitt County 0.86%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
DeWitt County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 DeWitt County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.