| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:14 PM |
| Population: | 18,505 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48163 |
| Land Area: | 1,174 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 28.8993, -99.0849 |
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18,505 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,174 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,151 to 18,505 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78005 (Bigfoot, $70,559 median) and poorest ZIP 78017 (Dilley, $59,808) are 26.8 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $103,100 in 78017 (Dilley) to $263,000 in 78005 (Bigfoot).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 78057 (Moore) to 19 in 78061 (Pearsall).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.4% bachelor's+ in 78005 (Bigfoot) to 14.4% in 78017 (Dilley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #128 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #152 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,272 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,310 of 11,978 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 0 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.