Taylor County, Texas
County seat: Abilene · Population 150,077 (2025) · 916 sq mi
Taylor County is the 35th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 150,077 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Abilene. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Taylor County facts
- County seat
- Abilene
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 150,077 +4.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 916 sq mi 114th largest of 254
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 164 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Largest city
- Abilene 125,818 in the county
- Median household income
- $67,139
- Cities and towns
- 8 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 17
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48441
Cities and towns in Taylor County
Taylor County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Taylor County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene (county seat) | City | 125,818 | Jones County |
| Merkel | Town | 2,496 | |
| Tye | City | 1,264 | |
| Tuscola | City | 851 | |
| Buffalo Gap | Town | 684 | |
| Lawn | Town | 313 | |
| Trent | Town | 299 | |
| Impact | Town | 18 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Potosi | 4,322 |
ZIP codes in Taylor County
17 ZIP codes reach into Taylor County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79508
- 79519 also Coleman and Runnels counties
- 79530 also Runnels County
- 79536 also Jones and Nolan counties
- 79541 also Callahan County
- 79561 also Nolan, Fisher and Jones counties
- 79562
- 79563
- 79566 also Runnels and Nolan counties
- 79567 also Runnels County
- 79601 also Jones, Shackelford and Callahan counties
- 79602 also Callahan County
- 79603
- 79605
- 79606
- 79607
- 79699
Population of Taylor County, 2020–2025
Taylor County grew by 6,844 people (+4.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,621 more births than deaths and a net gain of 5,133 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 143,484 |
| 2021 | 143,943 |
| 2022 | 145,346 |
| 2023 | 147,254 |
| 2024 | 148,390 |
| 2025 | 150,077 |
Neighboring counties
- Jones County north · 20,861 people
- Nolan County west · 14,117 people
- Callahan County east · 14,491 people
- Runnels County south · 9,693 people
- Coleman County southeast · 7,915 people
- Fisher County northwest · 3,692 people
Printable Taylor 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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