Mapleton's Livability
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B+
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Housing -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
B-
Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Weather -
F
Amenities
About Mapleton, TX
Mapleton, TX is located in Houston County in the state of Texas.
The total City Population for Mapleton is about 12,012 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $85,900, which is roughly 39% lower than the Average Home Value of $141,607 for the state of Texas, and roughly 54% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $28,907, which is roughly 48% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $56,007 for the state of Texas, and roughly 50% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 48%
Female Population Estimate: 52%
Median Age: 42.4
Male Median Age: 39.6
Female Median Age: 44.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:32%
Hispanic:12.3%
Other:5.9%
Indian:0.9%
Asian:0.8%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![John Cornyn](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_cornyn.jpg)
![Ted Cruz](/assets/images/politicians/senators/ted_cruz.jpg)
![Greg Abbott](/assets/images/politicians/governors/greg_abbott.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 24.52%
Libertarian: 0.59%
Green: 0.07%
Other: 0.01%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Mapleton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Houston County: About 6.18934 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2018)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Houston County: About 213.534 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Houston County is about 36% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 26% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Texas is ranked #47 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 17.01 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 13.36The average living wage for the state of Texas is $30.75/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Texas a minimum wage score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Texas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Texas is $150.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 10.49 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Texas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Texas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Texas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Texas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Texas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Texas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Texas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Texas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Texas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Texas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Texas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Texas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Texas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Texas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Texas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Texas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Texas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Texas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 75835Latitude: 31.140200
Longitude: -95.668800
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 371.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 936