Demographics of San Saba County, Texas

San Saba County, Texas had 5,787 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +64 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

San Saba County, in four figures

5,787
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +64 people.; 40.7 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,819 ±$7,549
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

San Saba County, Texas's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of San Saba County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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San Saba County, Texas's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of San Saba County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,723	100.0	100.0
2021	5,808	101.5	100.2
2022	5,850	102.2	100.7
2023	5,535	96.7	101.6
2024	5,810	101.5	102.5
2025	5,787	101.1	103.1

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Population of San Saba County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,723	+2	−8	0	+10
2021	5,808	+85	−56	−1	+148
2022	5,850	+42	−52	+4	+88
2023	5,535	−315	−26	+27	−327
2024	5,810	+275	−23	+26	+267
2025	5,787	−23	−23	+12	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±1.6: for men 40.4 ±2.2 and for women 41.2 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in San Saba County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	257 ±37	4.5% ±0.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	833 ±132	14.6% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	482 ±132	8.5% ±2.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,577 ±210	27.7% ±3.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,264 ±139	22.2% ±2.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,283 ±147	22.5% ±2.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,819 ±$7,549, and income per person $30,349 ±$3,319, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in San Saba County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	329 ±104	15.7% ±4.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	542 ±121	25.9% ±5.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	461 ±130	22.1% ±6.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	219 ±69	10.5% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	324 ±103	15.5% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	116 ±53	5.6% ±2.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	50 to 148	4.7% ±2.3	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in San Saba County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	546 ±192	10.7% ±3.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	65 to 199	6.3% to 18.5%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	321 ±117	13.8% ±4.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	43 to 143	2.6% to 8.4%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in San Saba County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	San Saba County	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,835 ±31	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.7% ±4.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.3% ±4.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.7% ±3.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.3% ±6.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,700 ±$10,420	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$958 ±$42	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in San Saba County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,746 ±0	30.7% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,567 ±9	62.6% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	48 to 234	0.8% to 4.1%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	210 ±73	3.7% ±1.3	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in San Saba County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,293 ±202	75.4% ±3.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	864 ±173	15.2% ±3.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 126	0.5% to 2.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	463 ±105	8.1% ±1.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	126 ±47	2.2% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	337 ±95	5.9% ±1.7	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

San Saba County among the counties of Texas

193rd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near San Saba County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Childress County	6,643	−0.2%
Brooks County	6,579	−7.3%
La Salle County	6,517	−1.9%
Lynn County	6,017	+7.3%
Carson County	5,805	+0.2%
San Saba County	5,787	+1.1%
Delta County	5,549	+6.3%
Haskell County	5,499	+1.1%
Presidio County	5,433	−11.0%
Martin County	5,284	+0.5%
Hansford County	4,944	−5.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026