Duval County vs Sabine County

A side-by-side comparison of Duval County and Sabine County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sabine County has the higher population (9,998 vs 9,824 in Duval County). Sabine County has the higher median household income ($59,924 vs $50,081 in Duval County). Sabine County has the higher median home value ($131,900 vs $86,400 in Duval County).

Population, income & housing

	Duval County	Sabine County
Population	9,824	9,998
Median age	35.9 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,081	$59,924
Median home value	$86,400	$131,900
Median gross rent	$737	$738
Housing units	4,430	7,665
Homeownership rate	71.0%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duval County	Sabine County
Population	11,268 → 9,824 (-12.8%)	10,471 → 9,998 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$41,186 → $50,081 (+21.6%)	$34,992 → $59,924 (+71.3%)
Median home value	$49,400 → $86,400 (+74.9%)	$116,300 → $131,900 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $737 (+21.8%)	$566 → $738 (+30.4%)

Duval County

Population

11,2689,824

Median household income

$41,186$50,081

Median home value

$49,400$86,400

Median gross rent

$605$737

Sabine County

Population

10,4719,998

Median household income

$34,992$59,924

Median home value

$116,300$131,900

Median gross rent

$566$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duval County	Sabine County
Under 5	6.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.6%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	18.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	16.7%
75 and over	7.6%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duval County	Sabine County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.7%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	81.8%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duval County	Sabine County
No high school diploma	26.4%	12.7%
High school graduate	34.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duval County	Sabine County
Drove alone	70.3%	76.2%
Carpooled	17.8%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	5.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duval County	Sabine County
1-unit, detached	84.2%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	37.2%

Poverty & households

	Duval County	Sabine County
Poverty rate	29.0%	14.3%
Average household size	3.09	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1977	1990