| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 361 / 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:13 PM |
| Population: | 16,338 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48123 |
| Land Area: | 845 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.0523, -97.3735 |
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16,338 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 845 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,603 to 16,338 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 77994 (Westhoff, $87,589 median) and poorest ZIP 78141 (Nordheim, $43,553) are 19.5 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $75,700 in 78141 (Nordheim) to $187,200 in 77954 (Cuero).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 77994 (Westhoff) to 28 in 77954 (Cuero).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.0% bachelor's+ in 78141 (Nordheim) to 29.4% in 77994 (Westhoff) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #135 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #156 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,287 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,155 of 11,791 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 2 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
De Witt County lost 7.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77954 | Cuero | Standard | 11,424 | $66,195 | 408.6 | -1.9% |
| 78164 | Yorktown | Standard | 2,927 | $67,578 | 272.3 | -32.3% |
| 78141 | Nordheim | Standard | 868 | $43,553 | 72.8 | 17.8% |
| 77974 | Meyersville | Standard | 695 | $54,250 | 28.6 | 17.0% |
| 77994 | Westhoff | Standard | 424 | $87,589 | 63.1 | 38.6% |
| 77967 | Hochheim | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 77989 | Thomaston | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |