55,619 people (2024 Census estimate, +8.9% since 2020)
1,325 square miles of land · 42 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
29 active community water systems list Medina County in the area they serve, reporting 86,301 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| BENTON CITY WSC groundwater · local government · TX1630034 | 32,000 served |
| YANCEY WSC groundwater · local government · TX1630021 | 12,186 served |
| CITY OF HONDO groundwater · local government · TX1630002 | 11,044 served |
| EAST MEDINA COUNTY SUD UNIT 1 groundwater · local government · TX1630010 | 6,153 served |
| CITY OF DEVINE groundwater · local government · TX1630006 | 4,335 served |
| CITY OF CASTROVILLE groundwater · local government · TX1630005 | 3,913 served |
| EAST MEDINA COUNTY SUD UNIT 2 groundwater · local government · TX1630020 | 2,505 served |
| WEST MEDINA WSC groundwater · local government · TX1630027 | 1,683 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 142 people were held in Medina County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 80.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
5 school districts have their office in Medina County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $122.2 million — $77.7 million to run schools, about $9,929 per student, plus $36.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $62.5 million local (mostly property tax), $37.4 million state, $10.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $198.9 million.
Spent $24 million — $20.7 million to run schools, about $10,330 per student, plus $2.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.3 million local (mostly property tax), $15.3 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $11 million.
Spent $19 million — $17.3 million to run schools, about $9,755 per student, plus $543,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $13.1 million local (mostly property tax), $7.9 million state, $2.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $32.5 million.
Spent $17.9 million — $15.6 million to run schools, about $13,297 per student, plus $1.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.1 million local (mostly property tax), $10.3 million state, $2.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $12 million.
Spent $4 million — $3.8 million to run schools, about $13,528 per student, plus $10,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.1 million local (mostly property tax), $1.7 million state, $630,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.8 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Medina County about $20.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
216 bridges in Medina County: 127 in good condition, 86 fair, and 3 poor (1.4%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| CR 6715 over CHACON CREEK · built 1994 | 575 vehicles a day |
| CR 5723 over Medina River · built 1980 | 250 vehicles a day |
| CR 733 over TEHUACANA CREEK · built 1925 | 100 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $26 million of work in Medina County in fiscal 2025, about $512 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Bandera County (29 mi) · Frio County (33 mi) · Bexar County (36 mi) · Uvalde County (40 mi) · Atascosa County (47 mi) · Kendall County (47 mi).