Sabine County, Texas

Sabine County has a population of 10,023 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $153,100, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $66,585.

Home price
$153,100
Income
$66,585
Population
10,023
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$153,100county
Median gross rent$844county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198031.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant39.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use26.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$66,585county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.0%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government24.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.6%county
Economic output per resident$39,291county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.82%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service77 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport352281county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths89.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1807county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible58.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution51 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,023county
Land area in square miles492county
People per square mile of land20.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age54.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.5%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents374county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in336county
Households that moved away286county
Average income of arriving households$76,348county
Average income of departing households$53,612county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.2 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F106 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days260 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 5county
Average first fall frostNov 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,041 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.0%county
Homes heated by propane9.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband86.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk32.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk32.2county
Hail risk14.8county
Earthquake risk25.1county
Tornado risk43.8county
Tropical cyclone risk73.8county
Extreme heat risk55.3county
Winter weather risk31.5county
Strong wind risk68.3county
Wildfire risk58.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sabine County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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