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San Saba County, TX

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

AI Overview

San Saba County is a small rural county of 5,802 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 51.6% and an unemployment rate of 2.9%, reflecting a limited but largely employed working-age base. Educational attainment is modest, with 21.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $29,382 against a median household income of $55,819. Housing costs are low—median home value of $161,800 and median gross rent of $894/month—though population has declined 2.7% over five years and a poverty rate of 14.5% signals underlying economic constraints.

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

Population

5,802

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,819

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,128 (72.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race937 (16.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races225 (4.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone224 (3.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone141 (2.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone18 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,178
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic30
  3. 3.Vietnamese8
  4. 4.Other Indo-European6
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

244

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,850

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,823

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance415
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining292
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)284
  4. 4.Construction (Group)242
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)240

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations767
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations443
  3. 3.Service Occupations410
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations386
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations376

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.71×)374
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.99×)227
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.50×)251
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)147
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.93×)224

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$161,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$894/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999217 (14.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999130 (8.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999126 (8.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999100 (6.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99989 (5.9%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99985 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,382

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,691 (71.4%)
  • Carpooled435 (18.4%)
  • Worked At Home195 (8.2%)
  • Walked37 (1.6%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle4 (0.2%)

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.