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Sabine County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Sabine County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sabine County is a small, rural East Texas county of roughly 10,000 residents with an economy characterized by low output, reflected in a GDP per capita of $30,045 against a median household income of $66,585. The labor market is notably constrained — labor force participation stands at just 44.8% and unemployment at 6.9% — with only 17.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $131,900 and median rent of $738/month, though the county has shed 4.4% of its population over five years and carries a median age of 54.2.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,998

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,585

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

54.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.4% since 2018

Sabine County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,590 (85.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone685 (6.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races500 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone88 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone71 (0.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone48 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish101
  2. 2.Vietnamese90
  3. 3.Other Indo-European19
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,064

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,045

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,367

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,028
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)437
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)388
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining365
  5. 5.Construction (Group)305

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,253
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations796
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations584
  4. 4.Service Occupations547
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations547

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.75×)267
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)213
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)1,005
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.21×)296
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)197

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$131,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$738/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999586 (14.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999567 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999373 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999334 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999316 (7.9%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999208 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,334

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,705 (74.7%)
  • Carpooled562 (15.5%)
  • Worked At Home254 (7.0%)
  • Walked102 (2.8%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.