# Hutchins, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 2,137 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** ERCOT counts 2,137 active residential meters with a Hutchins address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Hutchins address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Hutchins

Local numbers for setting up a home in Hutchins, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/hutchins/move-in-information

- **Water and utility billing:** City of Hutchins: utility billing, 972-225-6121.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Dallas ISD, Lancaster ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Dallas-South Mega Center, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Hutchins?
ERCOT counts 2,137 active residential meters with a Hutchins address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Hutchins choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Hutchins's 2,137 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Hutchins?
- Population: 7,205 (2020 base) to 8,206 (July 2025), +13.9%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +600 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 7,204 (2021), 7,236 (2022), 7,836 (2023), 8,007 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Hutchins covers 9.1 square miles of land and 0.2 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 901 residents and 203 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 4.4 residents for every Hutchins household. (Source: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Oncor delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 2,137 with a Hutchins address are 0.06 percent of them, roughly one in 1,668. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 149 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Hutchins homes use, against 2,111 switched on; that 6.6 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 75141, holds almost every Hutchins-addressed competitive home (2,109). Taken whole, 75141 has 1.12 competitive meters per Census household: 2,111 meters, 1,892 households. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Hutchins is 28 of 30 on a Dallas County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Sunnyvale, at 2,935. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Hutchins is the number 26 city or town by population among the 31 that reach into Dallas County, one place ahead of Wilmer (6,768 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Apartments matter most in 75141: the ACS 2020-2024 puts 22.6 percent of its homes in buildings of five or more units, more than any other Hutchins core ZIP. Tenants there usually open their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 38.8 percent of households in 75141, Hutchins's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $48,159 and the renter share at 50.3 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- By land area, 79% of Hutchins lies in ZIP 75141 and 9% in 75241 (Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place file); 4 ZIP codes cover at least 5% of the city each. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Choice is broad around Hutchins: even DeSoto, the bottom of its six nearest towns on this measure, has 1.06 competitive homes per household; DeSoto (9 mi) is the biggest at 21,968. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 8,206
- Population (2020 estimates base): 7,205
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 1,853
- Active residential meters with a Hutchins address: 2,137
- Active business meters with a Hutchins address: 559
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.15
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 2,137
- Counties: Dallas
- ZIP codes touching Hutchins: 4
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- Oncor: 14.1 / 13.4 / 13.2; delivery 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/mo

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Postal cities | Land in city | Competitive homes | Households | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75241 | Dallas 100% | 3% | 11,932 | 10,415 | 1.15 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Hutchins city limits. |
| 75134 | Lancaster 100% | 5% | 7,259 | 6,969 | 1.04 | Near-full coverage. 13 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Hutchins city limits. |
| 75172 | Wilmer 99% | 5% | 3,055 | 1,743 | 1.75 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Hutchins city limits. |
| 75141 | Hutchins 100% | 62% | 2,111 | 1,892 | 1.12 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Hutchins
559 active business meters. Power Hopper compares offers from retail electric providers and direct suppliers; for high-consumption businesses we can run a competitive bid. No savings or bidder count is promised. Businesses in Texas retail-choice areas can request a rate review online.

## Questions
**Can Hutchins residents pick their own electric company?** Most Hutchins homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 2,137 Hutchins-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 1,853 households in the Census survey. No Hutchins ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Where do most Hutchins electricity customers live?** That is 75141, home to 2,109 of the competitive meters with a Hutchins address. ZIP-wide: 2,111 ERCOT meters, about 1,892 Census households, 1.12 per household.
**What do Hutchins electricity plans cost per kWh?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Hutchins address?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 75141, 9.0% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 6 meters in 75141 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**How many Hutchins homes are on the competitive electricity market?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 2,137 competitive residential meters with a Hutchins mailing address and 559 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 1,853 occupied Hutchins households.
**Who restores power in Hutchins after an outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Hutchins's 2,137 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25003 households, B01003 population): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT: https://www.powertochoose.org/en-us/Plan/ExportToCsv
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan: https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer-help/electricity/electric-plan/
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201): https://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/electric/directories/brk/alpha_brk/
- Oncor Electric Delivery: https://www.oncor.com/
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026): https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59249_105_1676040.PDF
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area): https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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