Richland Springs vs San Saba

A side-by-side comparison of Richland Springs and San Saba: population, income, housing, and more.

Richland Springs and San Saba are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Saba has the higher population (3,125 vs 189 in Richland Springs). San Saba has the higher median household income ($47,045 vs $24,091 in Richland Springs). San Saba has the higher median home value ($112,200 vs $84,400 in Richland Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Richland Springs	San Saba
Population	189	3,125
Median age	18.8 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$24,091	$47,045
Median home value	$84,400	$112,200
Median gross rent	$1,500	$909
Housing units	114	1,293
Homeownership rate	77.1%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richland Springs	San Saba
Population	249 → 189 (-24.1%)	3,128 → 3,125 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$33,194 → $24,091 (-27.4%)	$33,663 → $47,045 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$46,200 → $84,400 (+82.7%)	$85,100 → $112,200 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,500 (+14.2%)	$771 → $909 (+17.9%)

Richland Springs

Population

249189

Median household income

$33,194$24,091

Median home value

$46,200$84,400

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,500

San Saba

Population

3,1283,125

Median household income

$33,663$47,045

Median home value

$85,100$112,200

Median gross rent

$771$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richland Springs	San Saba
Under 5	1.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	7.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	54.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.4%
35 to 44	2.1%	15.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.6%
55 to 64	4.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.8%
75 and over	4.2%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richland Springs	San Saba
White (non-Hispanic)	41.3%	47.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	56.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	46.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richland Springs	San Saba
No high school diploma	14.5%	22.9%
High school graduate	27.5%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richland Springs	San Saba
Drove alone	26.5%	79.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	61.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richland Springs	San Saba
1-unit, detached	87.7%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Richland Springs	San Saba
Poverty rate	9.0%	20.1%
Average household size	3.94	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1961	1970