| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 325 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:52 PM |
| Population: | 3,157 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48081 |
| Land Area: | 956 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.8906, -100.4752 |
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3,157 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 956 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,021 to 3,157 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76933 (Bronte, $55,104 median) and poorest ZIP 76945 (Robert Lee, $36,731) are 18.7 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $67,000 in 76945 (Robert Lee) to $157,500 in 76933 (Bronte).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 76945 (Robert Lee) to 6 in 76933 (Bronte).
Educational attainment ranges from 23.3% bachelor's+ in 76933 (Bronte) to 24.0% in 76945 (Robert Lee) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #217 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #146 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,771 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (544 of 2,282 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.