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Sabinal, TX

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Key Indicators
A quick look at key numbers

Population

799
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Median Age

53.7
years ∙ half population younger than 53.7, half older

Diversity Index

Low High
46.8%
chance two random people differ in race and ethnicity

Nativity

9%
foreign-born population
91%Native
9% Foreign-born

Geographic Context

Location, size, and surroundings

About

Sabinal is a city within Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
Location
City in Uvalde County, TX, US
Co-ordinates
DEC29.321325° N, 99.469535° W
DMS29° 19′ 16.77″ N, 99° 28′ 10.33″ W

Population Density & area

671.4/sq mi (259.4/km²)
Total Area
1.19 sq mi (3.08 km²)
Land Area
1.19 sq mi (3.08 km²) · 100%
Water Area
0 sq mi (0 km²) · 0%

Demographics & Living

Who lives here, how households are formed, and community composition

Population Composition

Key characteristics of the population

Sex Distribution

51.3% male
Male 51.3%
Female 48.7%
males per 100 females
Sabinal 105.4
Uvalde County 99.4
Texas 99.6

Nativity

9%
foreign-born population
91%Native
9% Foreign-born
% Foreign-born
Sabinal 9%
Uvalde County 10.9%
Texas 17.6%
Age Distribution
How the population is spread across age groups

Median Age

53.7
years ∙ half population younger than 53.7, half older
Sabinal
53.7
Uvalde County
34.5
Texas
35.6

Dependency ratio

Low High
76
dependents per 100 working-age adults
Sabinal 76
Uvalde County 75.4
Texas 62.4

AGE DISTRIBUTION

Distribution of age group
Median age
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Age Group
Children (Under 18) 24.3% 26.5% 25%
Working age (18-64) 56.8% 57% 61.6%
Senior (65+) 18.9% 16.5% 13.4%
Dependency ratio
Total dependency ratio 76 75.4 62.4
Child dependency ratio 42.7 46.5 40.6
Old-age dependency ratio 33.3 28.9 21.8
Racial & Ethnic Composition
Racial and ethnic makeup and how it compares

Race & Ethnicity

White
31%
Black
1.6%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
66%
Other
1.4%
Note: White, Black, and Asian refer to individuals belonging to a single race and not of Hispanic origin. Hispanics may be of any race.

Diversity Index

Low High
46.8%
chance two random people differ in race and ethnicity
Sabinal 46.8%
Uvalde County 43.1%
Texas 67.1%
Note: The Diversity Index (DI), based on the Blau Index, measures the probability that two randomly selected individuals differ in race and ethnicity. Values range from 0 (no diversity) to 1 (high diversity) and are shown as percentages.

RACIAL & ETHNIC COMPOSITION

Race & Ethnicity
Percentage of Sabinal population
Racial and ethnic composition — Sabinal vs Uvalde County vs Texas. Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates.
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Hispanic or Latino 66% 70.9% 39.7%
Mexican 55.9% 65.5% 32.1%
Puerto Rican 0.9% 0.4% 0.8%
Cuban 0% 0% 0.5%
Other Hispanic / Latino 9.1% 5% 6.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 34% 29.1% 60.3%
One race 32.6% 27.6% 57.2%
White 31% 25.6% 39.1%
Black or African American 1.6% 0.3% 11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0% 0.3% 0.1%
Asian 0% 1.1% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0% 0% 0.1%
Some Other Race 0% 0.4% 0.4%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 1.4% 1.5% 3.1%
Household & Families Composition
Household size, type, and family structure

Household structure

57.7% family
Family 57.7%
Non family 42.3%
% family households
Sabinal 57.7%
Uvalde County 66.3%
Texas 67.7%

Average household size

2.36
persons per household
Sabinal
2.36
Uvalde County
2.86
Texas
2.69

Household & Family COMPOSITION

Households
Percentage of Sabinal population
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Total households 338 8,417 10,992,816
Average houshold size 2.36 2.86 2.69
Family households 195 5,577 7,443,447
Average family size 3.36 3.66 3.3
Married couple family 129 3,788 5,376,819
Other families 66 1,789 2,066,628
Male householder 20 421 591,475
Female householder 46 1,368 1,475,153
Non-family households 143 2,840 3,549,369
One-person households 143 2,443 2,885,361
Male householder 44 1,210 1,366,738
Senior (65+) living alone 7 419 338,159
Female householder 99 1,233 1,518,623
Senior (65+) living alone 20 611 643,272
Other living arrangements 0 397 664,008

Housing Profile

Housing stock, ownership, rentals, and cost burdens

Total housing units

464
housing units
Sabinal 464
Uvalde County 10,095
Texas 12,128,515

Occupancy status

72.8% occupied
Occupied 72.8%
Vacant 27.2%
vacancy rate
Sabinal 27.2%
Uvalde County 16.6%
Texas 9.4%
Housing Characteristics
How the housing supply is structured and used

Types of Housing unit

70%
Single family houses
Single family houses
70%
Apartments in multi-unit structures
4.8%
Mobile homes
22.4%
Boat, RV, van, etc
2.8%

Median Year Built

1979
Half of houses were built before 1979, and half after.
Historic ∙ 1939 or earlier
19%
Postwar & mid-century ∙ 1940 - 1969
19.4%
Late 20th century ∙ 1970 - 1999
48.2%
Modern ∙ 2000 or later
13.4%
Note: Median year built reflects occupied units only; distribution includes all units.

Housing Characteristics

Units, rooms & bedrooms
Physical characteristics of housing units
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Rooms per unit
Median rooms 4.5 5.3 5.4
1–3 rooms 11.8% 9.7% 17.1%
4–6 rooms 75.2% 64.9% 52.8%
7+ rooms 12.9% 25.5% 30.1%
Bedrooms
No bedroom / studio 2.8% 1.8% 3%
1 bedroom 6% 9.9% 12.7%
2 bedrooms 42.7% 24.5% 21%
3 bedrooms 40.3% 49.8% 39.5%
4+ bedrooms 8.2% 14% 23.9%
At a glance
Median year built 1979 1984 1992
Total housing units 464 10,095 12,128,515
Occupancy Profile
Who is inside and how they use it

Homeownership

75.4% owners
Renter-occupied 24.6%
Owner-occupied 75.4%
homeownership rate
Sabinal 75.4%
Uvalde County 70.6%
Texas 62.6%

Average household size

2.21
Owner-occupied
2.83
Renter-occupied
owner-occupied average size
Sabinal 2.21
Uvalde County 3.01
Texas 2.87

Housing Characteristics

Occupied unit characteristics
Tenure, crowding, and utilities
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Total occupied units 338 8,417 10,992,816
Year moved in
2020 or later 7.7% 23.1% 30.1%
2010 to 2019 32% 36.4% 40.4%
2000 to 2009 14.5% 16.1% 15.4%
1999 or earlier 45.9% 24.4% 14.1%
Occupants per room
1.00 or fewer 96.2% 94.5% 95.2%
1.01 to 1.50 0% 4.5% 3.2%
1.51 or more 3.8% 1% 1.6%
Vehicles availability
No vehicles 11.8% 5.6% 5.4%
1 vehicle 46.2% 35.8% 33%
2 vehicles 22.2% 38.4% 39.3%
3 or more vehicles 19.8% 20.2% 22.3%
House heating fuel used
Gas 8.3% 19.3% 37.4%
Electricity 91.7% 77.3% 61.2%
Solar 0% 0% 0.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene etc 0% 2% 0.1%
All other fuels 0% 0.7% 0.4%
No fuel used 0% 0.8% 0.6%
Selected characteristics
Lacking complete plumbing 0% 0.2% 0.5%
Lacking complete kitchen 2.1% 0.4% 0.8%
No telephone service available 0% 3% 0.9%
Housing Value
What owner-occupied units are worth

Median home value

$80,100
owner-occupied units
Median value(USD)
Sabinal
$80,100
Uvalde County
$150,800
Texas
$283,800

Housing Cost Burden

50%
of homeowners with a mortgage are cost-burdened
% Cost-Burdened Households
Owners with a mortgage
50%
Owners without a mortgage
11.5%
Renters
44.5%
Note: Households spending 30% or more of their income on housing costs are considered cost-burdened.

Financial characteristics

Property value and housing costs
Tenure, crowding, and utilities
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Property value
Median Value $80,100 $150,800 $283,800
Under $100,000 76.8% 38% 13.3%
$100,000 - $200,000 20.8% 26.8% 17.9%
$200,000 - $300,000 0% 16.7% 22.1%
$300,000 - $500,000 2.4% 11.6% 28%
$500,000 - $1,000,000 0% 4.9% 14.9%
$1,000,000 and more 0% 2% 3.7%
Owner-occupied households
With a mortgage 4.7% 30.5% 56%
Without a mortgage 95.3% 69.5% 44%
Median monthly owner costs
With a mortgage $— $1,593 $2,106
Without a mortgage $390 $498 $678
Gross rent
Median rent $556 $981 $1,403

Education Profile

How educated is the community and how education pays off

Adults with a college degree

17%
of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher
Sabinal 17%
Uvalde County 19.8%
Texas 33.8%

Adults without a high school diploma

20.4%
of adults (25+) without a high school diploma
Sabinal 20.4%
Uvalde County 22.2%
Texas 14.1%
School Enrollment
Who is enrolled in school and at what level

School enrollment

106
population (age 3+) enrolled in school
Nursery / Preschool
0%
K–12
100%
College / Undergraduate
0%
Graduate / Professional
0%

College-going rate (18-24 yr olds)

0%
of 18-24-year-olds in college or graduate school
Sabinal
0%
Uvalde County
42.1%
Texas
36.3%

Enrollment & school type

Enrollment levels, college-going rate, and public vs private school split
Population 3+ currently enrolled in a school
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Total enrolled (age 3+) 106 6,447 7,886,029
Nursery / preschool 0% 6.4% 5.6%
K–12 100% 66.8% 70.6%
Kindergarten 0% 5.6% 5.4%
Elementary: Grades 1–4 19.8% 23.3% 21.1%
Elementary: Grades 5–8 38.7% 23.9% 21.8%
High School: Grades 9–12 41.5% 14% 22.3%
College or graduate school 0% 26.8% 23.9%
College, undergraduate 0% 22.6% 18.9%
Graduate, professional school 0% 4.2% 5%
College-going rate · 18-24 yr olds 0% 42.1% 36.3%
School type
Public school 48.1% 91.2% 86.9%
Private school 51.9% 8.8% 13.1%
Education Attainment by Level & Gender
What is the highest level of education completed among adults

Education attainment

565
population 25 years and over
Total adults (25+)
Less than 9th grade
7.1%
9th-12th, no diploma
13.3%
HS graduate
29.6%
Some college no degree
33.1%
Associates degree
0%
Bachelors degree
11.2%
Graduate or professional degree
5.8%

Attainment by gender

Male vs Female
Adults (25+) · Share within each education level
% male · % female
Less than 9th grade
65% · 35%
9th-12th, no diploma
69.3% · 30.7%
HS graduate
16.2% · 83.8%
Some college no degree
63.1% · 36.9%
Associates degree
—% · —%
Bachelors degree
63.5% · 36.5%
Graduate or professional degree
0% · 100%

Educational Attainment Overview

Distribution and key education attainment rates for adults (25+)
Highest credential completed · adults 25+
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Population (25+) 565 15,561 19,717,474
Less than 9th grade 7.1% 12.9% 7.3%
9th–12th, no diploma 13.3% 9.3% 6.8%
High school diploma or GED 29.6% 22.8% 24.3%
Some college, no degree 33.1% 23.6% 20.1%
Associate's degree 0% 11.6% 7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher 17% 19.8% 33.8%
Bachelor's degree 11.2% 13.6% 21.5%
Graduate or professional 5.8% 6.2% 12.3%
High School or higher 79.6% 77.8% 86%
Earnings by education level
percentage as applicable

Median Earnings

$23,804
Median earnings for adults 25+, by level
Less than HS graduate
$—
HS graduate
$23,578
Some college or associates
$24,500
Bachelors degree
$—
Graduate or professional degree
$—

Poverty Rate

43.8%
for ages 25+, with bachelors degree or higher
Less than HS graduate
6.1%
HS graduate
34.1%
Some college or associates
22.5%
Bachelors degree or higher
43.8%

Outcomes by Education Level

Earnings and poverty rates across education levels (25+)
Adults 25+
Sabinal Uvalde County Texas
Median earnings
Population 25+, with earnings $23,804 $38,320 $51,033
Less than high school graduate $— $27,396 $30,970
High school graduate (includes equivalency) $23,578 $23,469 $37,956
Some college or associate's degree $24,500 $39,558 $46,890
Bachelor's degree $— $61,295 $70,006
Graduate or professional degree $— $73,446 $87,663
Poverty rates
Less than high school graduate 6.1% 37.1% 24.3%
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 34.1% 20.4% 14.8%
Some college or associate's degree 22.5% 17.2% 9.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher 43.8% 8.1% 4.5%

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