| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:03 PM |
| Population: | 1,565 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48447 |
| Land Area: | 608 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.1051, -99.1534 |
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1,565 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 608 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,392 to 1,565 from 2014 to 2024 — a +12.4% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76491 (Woodson, $77,917 median) and poorest ZIP 76483 (Throckmorton, $53,214) are 15.8 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $79,400 in 76483 (Throckmorton) to $103,100 in 76491 (Woodson).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 76483 (Throckmorton) to 4 in 76491 (Woodson).
Educational attainment ranges from 23.1% bachelor's+ in 76483 (Throckmorton) to 23.8% in 76491 (Woodson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #236 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #140 for median household income with the #53 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,942 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (257 of 1,099 reporting).
2 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.