Reeves County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Reeves County, Texas has a population of 12,664 across 2,635 square miles, down 18.9 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $14.27 bn in 2024, 383 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals worth $14.2 m.
123 sourced county values · tier FULL · 12 sections
Reeves County
How many people live in Reeves County
- Population12,664
- Households4,224
- Average household size3.00
- Median household income$64,297
- Median age34.4
- Median gross rent$981 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,000
- Home value to household income1.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over7,867
- Population under 183,276
- Share under 1825.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,595
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 647,793
- Civilian labor force5,559
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over59.2 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties150th of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2304th
Reeves County is the 150th largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 1.8 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 25.9 percent against 12.6 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reeves County
Is Reeves County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-18.91 percent
- Census 2020 base population14,745
- Births, 2024185
- Deaths, 2024129
- Natural change, 202456
- Net domestic migration, 2024-21
- Net international migration, 202463
- Total net migration, 202442
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-3,178
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3142nd
The county has lost 18.91 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Reeves County
Where people moving to Reeves County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving339
- People arriving, from those returns663
- Adjusted gross income arriving$18.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$55,215
- Largest single originReeves County Non-migrants (4,055 households)
- Largest single destination (4,055 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves County Non-migrants | 4,055 | 8,916 | $328.9 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 162 | 334 | $8.9 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 97 | 185 | $5.9 m |
| Other flows - West | 51 | 110 | $3.6 m |
| Other flows - South | 46 | 75 | $2.3 m |
| El Paso County | 33 | 61 | $1.4 m |
| Ector County | 27 | 40 | $1.5 m |
| Midland County | 20 | 43 | $1.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Reeves County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Reeves County
What the Reeves County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$14.27 bn
- County GDP, 2023$14.69 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-2.8 percent
- GDP change over five years147.8 percent
- Rank by GDP among Texas counties29th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents337th
- GDP per resident$1,126,998
Output grew -2.8 percent in the latest year and 147.8 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Reeves County
Who employs people in Reeves County
- Covered employment, annual average7,721
- Establishments reporting500
- Average annual pay$80,453
- Average weekly wage$1,547
- Sector 21, employment1,484
- Sector 21, average annual pay$109,384
- Sector 23, employment870
- Sector 23, average annual pay$110,658
- Sector 44-45, employment855
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$41,542
- Sector 48-49, employment617
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$96,042
- Sector 42, employment362
- Sector 53, employment259
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 21 | 1,484 | 50 | $109,384 |
| Sector 23 | 870 | 34 | $110,658 |
| Sector 44-45 | 855 | 37 | $41,542 |
| Sector 48-49 | 617 | 44 | $96,042 |
| Sector 42 | 362 | 33 | $100,566 |
| Sector 53 | 259 | 20 | $81,175 |
| Sector 56 | 228 | 23 | $65,887 |
| Sector 81 | 101 | 18 | $55,401 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,484 jobs, 19.2 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Reeves County
What businesses operate in Reeves County
- Establishments, all industries383
- Employment at those establishments5,405
- Annual payroll$396.6 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents30.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Reeves County
What is being built in Reeves County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202430
- Declared construction value permitted$5.8 m
- Single family units authorised30
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$192,185
- Units authorised per 1,000 households7.1
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Reeves County
How much SBA lending happens in Reeves County
- 7(a) approvals recorded10
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$14.2 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,424,070
- Median 7(a) approval$700,000
- 10th percentile approval$51,000
- 90th percentile approval$5,000,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)157
- Jobs per approval15.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active8
- Distinct industries receiving approvals7
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer40.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms4
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter6
- Franchise loans2
- Franchise share of approvals20.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countHotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (3)
- Most active lenderNewtek Bank, National Association (2)
- 504 approvals recorded2
- 504 gross approval dollars$3.7 m
- Average 504 approval$1,867,500
- Median 504 approval$2,305,000
- Distinct CDCs active2
- 504 jobs per approval9.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved4.8
- Most active CDCLiftFund, Inc. (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals83.3 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$18.0 m
The average approval of $1,424,070 sits well above the median of $700,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. 40.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms of 240 months or more, so this is a market where SBA credit is buying buildings, not just funding operations.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Reeves County
Do SBA loans in Reeves County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Status: Exempt from disclosure6
- Status: Paid in full1
- Status: Charged off1
- Status: Cancelled2
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Reeves County
Which parts of Reeves County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- PECOS, approvals8
- BALMORHEA, approvals1
- SARAGOSA, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| PECOS | 8 | $14,014,700 |
| BALMORHEA | 1 | $51,000 |
| SARAGOSA | 1 | $175,000 |
PECOS accounts for 8 approvals against 1 in BALMORHEA. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Reeves County
How big is Reeves County
- Land area2,635 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties9th of 254
- Width, east to west64.3 mi
- Height, north to south85.2 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land5
- Establishments per square mile0.15
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Reeves County
What hazards affect Reeves County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP3
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Reeves County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Reeves County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population12,664
- Households4,224
- Average household size3.00
- Median household income$64,297
- Median age34.4
Common questions
Reeves County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Reeves County, Texas?
12,664, in 4,224 households, ranking 150th of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Reeves County growing?
The population has fallen 18.91 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 185 births against 129 deaths, with net migration of 42. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Reeves County?
$64,297. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,000, which is 1.8 times income, and median gross rent is $981 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Reeves County?
383 establishments, employing 5,405 people with an annual payroll of $396.6 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Reeves County?
Average annual pay is $80,453, or $1,547 a week, across 7,721 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Reeves County?
10 7(a) approvals totalling $14.2 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, with a median approval of $700,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $3.7 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Reeves County?
30 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $5.8 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Reeves County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Reeves County come from?
The largest single origin is Reeves County Non-migrants, with 4,055 households. Arriving households report an average income of $55,215 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Reeves County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Reeves County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.