Lynn County vs San Saba County

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

Lynn 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.

San Saba County has the higher population (5,802 vs 5,667 in Lynn County). Lynn County has the higher median household income ($57,411 vs $54,855 in San Saba County). San Saba County has the higher median home value ($161,800 vs $130,800 in Lynn County).

Population, income & housing

	Lynn County	San Saba County
Population	5,667	5,802
Median age	37.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,411	$54,855
Median home value	$130,800	$161,800
Median gross rent	$933	$894
Housing units	2,527	2,848
Homeownership rate	76.7%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynn County	San Saba County
Population	5,830 → 5,667 (-2.8%)	5,991 → 5,802 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$43,382 → $57,411 (+32.3%)	$45,083 → $54,855 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $130,800 (+55.7%)	$109,400 → $161,800 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $933 (+24.7%)	$757 → $894 (+18.1%)

Lynn County

Population

5,8305,667

Median household income

$43,382$57,411

Median home value

$84,000$130,800

Median gross rent

$748$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)

	Lynn County	San Saba County
Under 5	6.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.7%
75 and over	6.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynn County	San Saba County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	62.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	41.6%	30.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynn County	San Saba County
No high school diploma	17.2%	15.5%
High school graduate	27.9%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynn County	San Saba County
Drove alone	79.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynn County	San Saba County
1-unit, detached	91.1%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Lynn County	San Saba County
Poverty rate	17.5%	14.5%
Average household size	2.71	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1965	1976