San Augustine County vs Winkler County

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

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

San Augustine County has the higher population (7,889 vs 7,540 in Winkler County). Winkler County has the higher median household income ($91,898 vs $46,338 in San Augustine County). Winkler County has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $83,500 in San Augustine County).

Population, income & housing

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
Population	7,889	7,540
Median age	48.8 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,338	$91,898
Median home value	$83,500	$121,200
Median gross rent	$741	$900
Housing units	4,799	3,209
Homeownership rate	74.8%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
Population	8,286 → 7,889 (-4.8%)	7,867 → 7,540 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$40,353 → $46,338 (+14.8%)	$60,366 → $91,898 (+52.2%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $83,500 (-5.1%)	$62,700 → $121,200 (+93.3%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $741 (+13.0%)	$836 → $900 (+7.7%)

San Augustine County

Population

8,2867,889

Median household income

$40,353$46,338

Median home value

$88,000$83,500

Median gross rent

$656$741

Winkler County

Population

7,8677,540

Median household income

$60,366$91,898

Median home value

$62,700$121,200

Median gross rent

$836$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
Under 5	4.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	9.7%
75 and over	12.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.5%	32.5%
Black or African American	22.1%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	61.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
No high school diploma	18.3%	26.2%
High school graduate	44.1%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
Drove alone	75.3%	90.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.4%
Other means	2.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
1-unit, detached	58.8%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	San Augustine County	Winkler County
Poverty rate	27.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.54	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1985	1967