Carson County vs San Saba County

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

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

Both have a population of 5,802. Carson County has the higher median household income ($84,583 vs $54,855 in San Saba County). San Saba County has the higher median home value ($161,800 vs $140,600 in Carson County).

Population, income & housing

	Carson County	San Saba County
Population	5,802	5,802
Median age	42.3 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$84,583	$54,855
Median home value	$140,600	$161,800
Median gross rent	$933	$894
Housing units	2,792	2,848
Homeownership rate	78.8%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson County	San Saba County
Population	6,009 → 5,802 (-3.4%)	5,991 → 5,802 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$74,872 → $84,583 (+13.0%)	$45,083 → $54,855 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$114,300 → $140,600 (+23.0%)	$109,400 → $161,800 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $933 (+12.3%)	$757 → $894 (+18.1%)

Carson County

Population

6,0095,802

Median household income

$74,872$84,583

Median home value

$114,300$140,600

Median gross rent

$831$933

San Saba County

Population

5,9915,802

Median household income

$45,083$54,855

Median home value

$109,400$161,800

Median gross rent

$757$894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson County	San Saba County
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.7%
75 and over	9.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson County	San Saba County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	62.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	30.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson County	San Saba County
No high school diploma	6.4%	15.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson County	San Saba County
Drove alone	81.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson County	San Saba County
1-unit, detached	86.8%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Carson County	San Saba County
Poverty rate	7.2%	14.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1959	1976