| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 361 / 979 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:58 PM |
| Population: | 25,402 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48285 |
| Land Area: | 1,173 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.3878, -96.9899 |
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25,402 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,173 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 23,158 to 25,402 from 2014 to 2024 — a +9.7% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 77984 (Shiner, $92,656 median) and poorest ZIP 77995 (Yoakum, $54,298) are 21.1 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $184,900 in 77975 (Moulton) to $314,100 in 77987 (Sweet Home).
Density varies 2054× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 77964 (Hallettsville) to 29,419 in 77987 (Sweet Home).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.9% bachelor's+ in 77995 (Yoakum) to 29.2% in 77984 (Shiner) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #102 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #90 for median household income with the #66 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,667 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,629 of 17,252 reporting).
5 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.