Sabine County, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Sabine County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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C
Health Below averageLess healthy than 84% of counties in Texas
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D
Income Well below averageLess wealthy than 81% of counties in Texas
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D
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Sabine County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,023 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 17.4 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | -0.41% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 51.7 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 4,649 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Sabine County declined by 1.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 10,023 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Sabine County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 29.4% of residents. That is 16.2 points above Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 1,489 14.9% -8.6 pts
- Millennials 29–44 1,461 14.6% -8.3 pts
- Gen X 45–60 2,095 20.9% +1.4 pts
- Boomers 61–79 2,951 29.4% +16.2 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 50.9% of the people living in Sabine County and men 49.1%.
- Women 50.9% Texas 50.1%
- Men 49.1% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Sabine County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.
| Metric | Sabine County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,978 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 9.45% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Sabine County is about 16% lower than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Sabine County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $294,594 | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $844 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 85.7% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Sabine County is about 29.1 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $844 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Sabine County spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 193 hours, about 8.0 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Sabine County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 23.1 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 46.3 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 193 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $5,979 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 7.0% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 1,166 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 259 | 1,441 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
Texas:
Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest:
Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).
The average commute time in Sabine County is about the same as in Texas.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Sabine County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.
| Metric | Sabine County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.7% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.13 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest:
Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).
Health
Sabine County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.
| Metric | Sabine County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 75.8 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 23.9% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 22.8% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest:
Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).
Sabine County, TX Compared With Nearby Counties
Sabine County, TX is the smallest of the 4 counties compared here, 10,023 residents against a local median of 24,155. The measure that sets Sabine County, TX apart most is median home price: $294,594, 84% above the local median of $160,243.
Median household income tells the same story from another angle: $65,978 against a local median of $50,161, 32% above it. The picture is mixed rather than uniform: median household income runs ahead of the neighbourhood while commute runs behind it, so Sabine County, TX is trading one against the other rather than simply out-performing what surrounds it. The counties themselves sit within $57,659 of each other on median home price, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Sabine County, TX, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Sabine County, TX has the highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine County, TX | 10,023 | $65,978 #1/4 | $294,594 #1/4 | 23.1 min #3/4 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | 21,977 | $50,161 | $147,341 | 23.8 min |
| Shelby County, TX | 24,155 | $49,689 | $205,000 | 17.9 min |
| Jasper County, TX | 32,727 | $57,462 | $160,243 | 18.3 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Sabine County, Texas.
What is the population of Sabine County, Texas?
About 10,023 people live in Sabine County, Texas, in 4,649 households of 2.1 people on average. The median age is 51.7, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 14 years.
How densely populated is Sabine County, Texas?
Averaged over its land area, Sabine County, Texas has 17 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 20% of the U.S. average of 86.
Can a typical household afford a home in Sabine County, Texas?
The median home costs 4.5 times the median household income ($294,594 against $65,978), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $844 a month takes about 15% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How common is a college degree in Sabine County, Texas?
16.7% of adults in Sabine County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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