Briggs State Bank · National Register of Historic Places
Briggs’s story
128 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1898Briggs is settled
BriggsTX
This town of 44 people was settled in 1898.
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Population
44
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$534K
+1.7% in a year
Household income
$2K
median
Median age
57.6
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town
Is Briggs a good place to live?
41% of residents live below the poverty line in Briggs, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 643 in Texas we compare has a lower middle household income than Briggs. Briggs State Bank is on the National Register of Historic Places. Briggs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
44 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Briggs: who provides what
Briggs is unincorporated, so Burnet County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPedernales Electric Coop12.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Georgetown water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesBurnet CountyBurnet County provides services here
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBurnet County Early Voting ClerkBurnet County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7860878608 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Briggs.
Housing
A home in Briggs is worth about $534K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 1.7% over the year to September 2026. 44% of households are owner-occupiers in Briggs.
$534KZillow home value
Typical home value
Briggs$534K
Texas$296K
+1.7%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Briggs work out of town
The top destinations are Austin (19%), Leander (10%) and San Antonio (7%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 34 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Briggs0%
Austin19%
Leander10%
San Antonio7%
Liberty Hill5%
34 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Briggs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter39–62°
Spring55–78°
Summer72–94°
Fall56–79°
Nov 24
typical first frost
Mar 6
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Briggs is
The share of adults in Briggs who say their health is fair or poor: 26%. Among adults locally, 18% smoke cigarettes and 19% binge drink.
| Briggs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better23 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Briggs | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 12.5% |
Adventhealth Central Texas
13.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Briggs: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in half of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over a third of Briggs’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Briggs
15pages on Briggs
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Briggs
About 0 of every 100 Briggs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Briggs for work
Where Briggs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
7jobs based in Briggs
0%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Briggs
Census-designated place in Burnet County, Texas, United States
Briggs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Briggs had a population of 101.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- ZIP code
- 78608
Questions about Briggs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Briggs, TX a good place to live?
Briggs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.