Robertson County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Robertson County, Texas has a population of 17,167 across 856 square miles, up 5.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $3.27 bn in 2024, 297 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals worth $21.1 m.
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Robertson County
How many people live in Robertson County
- Population17,167
- Households6,701
- Average household size2.56
- Median household income$72,236
- Median age41.4
- Median gross rent$779 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$185,900
- Home value to household income2.6 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over11,825
- Population under 184,114
- Share under 1824.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,576
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 649,477
- Civilian labor force7,748
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over59.4 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties135th of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2028th
Robertson County is the 135th largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 2.6 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 24.0 percent against 20.8 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Robertson County
Is Robertson County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base5.40 percent
- Census 2020 base population16,754
- Births, 2024226
- Deaths, 2024230
- Natural change, 2024-4
- Net domestic migration, 2024345
- Net international migration, 20241
- Total net migration, 2024346
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20241,010
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents486th
The county has grown 5.40 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Robertson County
Where people moving to Robertson County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving505
- People arriving, from those returns1,090
- Adjusted gross income arriving$32.9 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$65,131
- Largest single originRobertson County Non-migrants (5,984 households)
- Largest single destination (5,984 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson County Non-migrants | 5,984 | 12,945 | $373.8 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 221 | 456 | $16.8 m |
| Brazos County | 182 | 412 | $10.0 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 51 | 111 | $3.0 m |
| Harris County | 31 | 67 | $1.9 m |
| Other flows - West | 30 | 67 | $2.0 m |
| Other flows - South | 21 | 44 | $1.0 m |
| Williamson County | 20 | 44 | $1.3 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Robertson 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.
Robertson County
What the Robertson County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$3.27 bn
- County GDP, 2023$3.30 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-0.7 percent
- GDP change over five years54.0 percent
- Rank by GDP among Texas counties77th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents923rd
- GDP per resident$190,564
Output grew -0.7 percent in the latest year and 54.0 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.
Robertson County
Who employs people in Robertson County
- Covered employment, annual average6,341
- Establishments reporting393
- Average annual pay$76,715
- Average weekly wage$1,475
- Sector 42, employment618
- Sector 42, average annual pay$81,378
- Sector 44-45, employment523
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$29,226
- Sector 48-49, employment497
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$68,371
- Sector 72, employment492
- Sector 72, average annual pay$19,082
- Sector 23, employment458
- Sector 11, employment328
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 42 | 618 | 13 | $81,378 |
| Sector 44-45 | 523 | 54 | $29,226 |
| Sector 48-49 | 497 | 17 | $68,371 |
| Sector 72 | 492 | 27 | $19,082 |
| Sector 23 | 458 | 38 | $62,124 |
| Sector 11 | 328 | 29 | $58,801 |
| Sector 56 | 249 | 19 | $91,798 |
| Sector 21 | 215 | 9 | $156,142 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 618 jobs, 9.7 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.
Robertson County
What businesses operate in Robertson County
- Establishments, all industries297
- Employment at those establishments3,275
- Annual payroll$194.2 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents17.3
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.
Robertson County
What is being built in Robertson County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202468
- Declared construction value permitted$18.6 m
- Single family units authorised64
- Multifamily units authorised4
- Multifamily share of units5.9 percent
- Average declared value per unit$274,183
- Units authorised per 1,000 households10.1
Multifamily is 5.9 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Robertson County
How much SBA lending happens in Robertson County
- 7(a) approvals recorded11
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$21.1 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,914,445
- Median 7(a) approval$1,795,000
- 10th percentile approval$290,000
- 90th percentile approval$3,551,500
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)191
- Jobs per approval17.4
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active6
- Distinct industries receiving approvals6
- Median 7(a) term180 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer45.5 percent
- Loans on real estate terms5
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter4
- Franchise loans2
- Franchise share of approvals18.2 percent
- Leading industry by approval countBroilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (3)
- Most active lenderFirst Financial Bank (4)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$548,000
- Average 504 approval$548,000
- Median 504 approval$548,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval28.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved51.1
- Most active CDCEast Texas Regional Development Company, Inc. (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals91.7 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$21.6 m
The average approval of $1,914,445 sits close to the median of $1,795,000, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. 45.5 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.
Robertson County
Do SBA loans in Robertson County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure7
- Status: Cancelled1
- Status: Paid in full2
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed1
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.
Robertson County
Which parts of Robertson County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending4
- Hearne, approvals6
- CALVERT, approvals2
- FRANKLIN, approvals2
- BREMOND, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Hearne | 6 | $14,228,900 |
| CALVERT | 2 | $2,045,000 |
| FRANKLIN | 2 | $2,360,000 |
| BREMOND | 1 | $2,425,000 |
Hearne accounts for 6 approvals against 2 in CALVERT. 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.
Robertson County
How big is Robertson County
- Land area856 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties182nd of 254
- Width, east to west34.9 mi
- Height, north to south45.7 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land20
- Establishments per square mile0.35
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.
Robertson County
What hazards affect Robertson County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book5
- Of those, participating in the NFIP5
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 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 Robertson 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 Robertson County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population17,167
- Households6,701
- Average household size2.56
- Median household income$72,236
- Median age41.4
Common questions
Robertson County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Robertson County, Texas?
17,167, in 6,701 households, ranking 135th of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Robertson County growing?
The population has grown 5.40 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 226 births against 230 deaths, with net migration of 346. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Robertson County?
$72,236. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,900, which is 2.6 times income, and median gross rent is $779 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Robertson County?
297 establishments, employing 3,275 people with an annual payroll of $194.2 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 Robertson County?
Average annual pay is $76,715, or $1,475 a week, across 6,341 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Robertson County?
11 7(a) approvals totalling $21.1 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, with a median approval of $1,795,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $548,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Robertson County?
68 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $18.6 m. Multifamily was 5.9 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Robertson County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Robertson County come from?
The largest single origin is Robertson County Non-migrants, with 5,984 households. Arriving households report an average income of $65,131 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 Robertson 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 Robertson 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.