Sabine County is a county of 10,023 people in Texas. The median age is 54.2, about 15 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%. The typical home is worth $153,100, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,585, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sabine County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.5% → 14.3%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$42,030 → $66,585(+58%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate19.2% → 11.0%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.3%(152)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(170)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.1%(459)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.4%(121)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,064 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sabine County, decade by decade
Sabine County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,586
$42,030
$93,363
9.5%
30.3
2000
10,469
$49,545
$85,618
10.6%
29.0
2010
10,834
$48,320
$97,823
12.2%
28.4
2020
9,894
$47,169
$121,083
17.4%
35.7
2024
10,023
$66,585
$153,100
14.3%
34.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
