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28.80° N · 95.64° W · GEOID 4865864

Sargent

Matagorda County, Texas · part of the Bay City, TX metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Sargent is home to 1,422 people. Median household income is $60,307 a year and median rent is $1,078 a month, 21.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $188,200, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,078
21% below the median place
Median household income
$60,307
25% below the median place
Median home value
$188,200
41% below the median place
Unemployment
8.7%
78% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Sargent

  • Households average 1.63 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 415 Texas places.
  • The median resident is 67.1 years old, older than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 414 Texas places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 379 Texas places.
  • 49% of homes stand vacant, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 339 Texas places.
  • Between the 2020 and 2021 surveys, household income rose 8.8% a year while rent rose 0.7%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Sargent

Matagorda County gains about 0.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,544
Moved out1,545
Net−1

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Brazoria County, TX266284−18
Harris County, TX241187+54
Wharton County, TX13398+35
Fort Bend County, TX96102−6
Victoria County, TX4463−19
Jackson County, TX4349−6
Bexar County, TX35
Travis County, TX34

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Matagorda County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Matagorda County report $62,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$43,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,078 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,315 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $188,200.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 20.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hot Springs Village, AR matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out5
$56,823
19% below the median place
Income of households moving in5
$62,707
11% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.9%
20% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSargentAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.9%20% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%17% below
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure0.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$62,70711% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$56,82319% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Sargent21.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$43,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.5%
5% above the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$47,100
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
49.5%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
96.5%
45% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureSargentAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,07821% below
Rent to income121.5%5% above
Property tax rate11.0%14% above
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,22624% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,96140% below
Median home value1$188,20041% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure1.4%55% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure42.0%18% below
Homeownership196.5%45% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,31530% below
Vacant homes149.5%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
33 min
31% above the median place
Poverty rate1
18.6%
72% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home20.8% +67%
Median household income$60,307 −25%
Income per person$47,025 +17%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSargentAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$60,30725% below
Income per person1$47,02517% above
Unemployment1County figure8.7%78% above
Average annual pay4County figure$68,6444% above
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure-0.5%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs4County figure11,49592% below
Poverty rate118.6%72% above
Mean commute133 min31% above
Works from home120.8%67% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.6, 35% below the median place.

Household size1
1.6
35% below the median place
Median age1
67.1
72% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
78.2%
15% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureSargentAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4226646th largest
Median age167.172% above
Bachelor's or higher136.3%13% above
High school or higher190.2%2% below
Household size11.635% below
Born abroad1County figure11.8%34% above
No health insurance1County figure17.9%180% above
Homes with broadband178.2%15% below
05

Life in Sargent

14 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.1 +38%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.0 −37%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.0 −9%
Shops36.1 +19%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.4 −9%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k6
1.4
39% below the median place
Shops per 10k6
36.1
19% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
3.0
27% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSargentAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1567% above
Public school students9County figure6,95142% above
Students per teacher9County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure19.09% below
Shops per 10k6County figure36.119% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure18.49% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k714.138% above
Playgrounds per 10k70.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k70.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k77.037% below
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails70.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings8County figure148% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 71°F, 29% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Sargent. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature10
71°F
29% above the median place
January average low10
45°F
80% above the median place
Hurricane risk11
95.6
35% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureSargentAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure91°F5% above
January average low10County figure45°F80% above
Average temperature10County figure71°F29% above
Annual precipitation10County figure45.4 in4% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure80.313% below
Hurricane risk11County figure95.635% above
Tornado risk11County figure59.727% below
Wildfire risk11County figure73.720% above
Heat wave risk11County figure74.318% below
08

Sargent in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$60,307 (2024)$77,000$65,000 to $91,000+4.2%
Median home value$188,200 (2024)$240,000$175,000 to $331,000+4.2%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Sargent

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hot Springs Village, AR$1,209$75,370Compare
Rainbow Springs, FL$1,112$57,161Compare
Englewood, FL$1,242$69,222Compare
On Top of the World, FL$1,212$60,670Compare
On Top of the World, FLEnglewood, FLRainbow Springs, FLHot Springs Village, ARSargent, TXSargentHot Springs VillageRainbow SpringsEnglewoodSargentHot Springs VillageRainbow SpringsEnglewood

Common questions

Is Sargent a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.63 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 415 Texas places. The median resident is 67.1 years old, older than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 414 Texas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 43 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sargent expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $188,200.

What salary do you need to live in Sargent?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sargent?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hot Springs Village, AR, Rainbow Springs, FL, Englewood, FL and On Top of the World, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Sargent with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sargent itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sargent-texas

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