Medina County, Texas
County seat: Hondo · Population 56,881 (2025) · 1,325 sq mi
Medina County is the 65th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 56,881 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hondo. It is part of the Alamo region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Medina County facts
- County seat
- Hondo
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 56,881 +11.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,325 sq mi 30th largest of 254
- Water area
- 9 sq mi
- Population density
- 43 per sq mi
- Established
- 1848
- Named after
- Medina River river in Bexar, Medina, and Bandera counties in Texas, United States
- Largest city
- Hondo 9,130
- Median household income
- $78,074
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48325
Cities and towns in Medina County
Medina County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Medina County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hondo (county seat) | City | 9,130 | |
| Devine | City | 4,652 | |
| Castroville | City | 3,444 | |
| Natalia | City | 1,373 | |
| LaCoste | City | 1,255 | |
| Lytle | City | 1,024 | Atascosa and Bexar counties |
| San Antonio | City | 11 | Bexar and Comal counties |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| D'Hanis | 480 | |
| Yancey | 23 | |
| Lake Medina Shores | 0 | Bandera County |
ZIP codes in Medina County
15 ZIP codes reach into Medina County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78003 also Bandera County
- 78009
- 78016 also Frio County
- 78023 also Bexar and Bandera counties
- 78039 also Bexar County
- 78052 also Atascosa and Bexar counties
- 78056
- 78057 also Frio County
- 78059
- 78066
- 78253 also Bexar County
- 78850
- 78861
- 78884 also Bandera and Uvalde counties
- 78886
Population of Medina County, 2020–2025
Medina County grew by 6,020 people (+11.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 113 more births than deaths and a net gain of 5,935 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 51,058 |
| 2021 | 52,436 |
| 2022 | 53,739 |
| 2023 | 54,822 |
| 2024 | 55,611 |
| 2025 | 56,881 |
Neighboring counties
- Bandera County north · 22,876 people
- Uvalde County west · 24,963 people
- Frio County south · 18,823 people
- Bexar County east · 2,160,088 people
- Atascosa County southeast · 53,590 people
- Zavala County southwest · 9,037 people
Printable Medina County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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