Mapped: Households with no A/C

Just less than a half percent of Travis County households lacked air conditioning in 2023, according to newly released Census Bureau data.

Why it matters: Without air conditioning, Texas summers are practically unendurable.

• Meanwhile, running A/C units is a huge suck on the electrical grid at the height of summer.

By the numbers: 2,250 Travis County households — out of about 561,000 in the county — have no A/C.

• The figure is 0.4% in Hays and 0.2% in Williamson County.
• Not surprisingly, in much of Alaska more than 95% of homes have no air conditioning.

💭 Our thought bubble: The development of air conditioning is as crucial to the trajectory of Texas over the last century as barbed wire once was.

How to help: Family Eldercare distributes free fans in Central Texas — and takes donations.

Pass it on