San Saba County, Texas

San Saba County has a population of 5,696 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $168,700, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $55,819.

Home price
$168,700
Income
$55,819
Population
5,696
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$168,700county
Median gross rent$958county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,031county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$786county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,288county
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$55,819county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%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 home8.2%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.2%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.4%county
Economic output per resident$35,441county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.90%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 time25.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service56 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport117523county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 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 station82 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.0%county
Traffic deaths17.6county
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 higher24.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment981county
Students per full-time teacher10.2county
Free lunch eligible66.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance27.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population5,696county
Land area in square miles1,135county
People per square mile of land5.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.1%county
Second languages19.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents471county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in110county
Households that moved away120county
Average income of arriving households$84,055county
Average income of departing households$42,742county
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 temperature68.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F119 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing31 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days250 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 11county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,073 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity59.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.7%county
Homes heated by propane20.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk14.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk76.6county
Landslide risk12.9county
Hail risk49.6county
Earthquake risk3.7county
Tornado risk23.4county
Tropical cyclone risk37.9county
Extreme heat risk22.6county
Winter weather risk29.4county
Strong wind risk13.2county
Wildfire risk71.5county

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 Saba 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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