San Augustine County, Texas

San Augustine County has a population of 7,874 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $99,900, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $50,408.

Home price
$99,900
Income
$50,408
Population
7,874
Unemployment
9.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$99,900county
Median gross rent$591county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198038.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile34.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant38.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use27.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,015county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,321county
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$50,408county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate27.1%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 home12.0%county
Unemployment rate9.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$99,098county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.68%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 time31.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service72 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport352281county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 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 station78 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.0%county
Traffic deaths63.5county
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 higher13.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.8%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment974county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible79.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.1%county

Place

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

Population7,874county
Land area in square miles531county
People per square mile of land14.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract30.7%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age50.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.8%county
Second languages8.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents480county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in185county
Households that moved away163county
Average income of arriving households$57,281county
Average income of departing households$56,748county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
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 precipitation49.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F105 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing26 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days253 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use998 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.5%county
Homes heated by propane6.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.4%county
Households with broadband81.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk30.2county
Hail risk12.0county
Earthquake risk24.1county
Tornado risk44.8county
Tropical cyclone risk73.5county
Extreme heat risk56.5county
Winter weather risk24.5county
Strong wind risk82.0county
Wildfire risk56.4county

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 San Augustine 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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