Bandera County, Texas
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 22,021
- Median household income
- $75,813
- ±6,485
- Unemployed
- 8.7%
- 898 of 10,271 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.0%
- 8,327 of 9,255 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Bandera | 21,565 (2021) | Po Box 877, Bandera | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Bandera | 839 (2021) | Po Box 896, Bandera | Website |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utopia-Vanderpool Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | 485 Main Street, Utopia | — |
| Flying 'L' Public Utility District | Other multi-function districts | 281 Stone Crest Dr, Bandera | — |
| Bandera Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2886 State Highway 16 N, Bandera | — |
| Bandera County Fresh Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | 220 Water View Dr, Lakehills | — |
| Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District | Water supply utility | Po Box 177, Bandera | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BANDERA ISD
School district4 schools
815 PECAN ST, Bandera, TX, 78003
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MEDINA ISD
School district1 schools
ONE BOBCAT LN, Medina, TX, 78055
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Hill Country Farmers Market Association () · Hill Country Farmers' Market () · San Antonio Farmers Market Association VI () · and 34 more
Farmers Market at the Cibolo (33 Herff Road Boerne)
Local Kerrville Farmers Market (945 Barnett Street Kerrville)
Tri County Farmers Market Association (739 Cr 6713 Natalia)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.