Austin County, Texas, a county in the Houston-Pasadena, TX market, holds $1.9B in deposits across 9 insured institutions and 12 branches. The First National Bank of Bellville is the largest deposit holder at 27.5% share. The top three institutions hold 70.7% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 10.4% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 1. It produces $1.8B of output, ranking #981 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 13 in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Institutions: 8 to 9. Top-three share: 78.1% to 70.7%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First National Bank of Bellville | $519M | 27.5% | +4% |
| Industry State Bank | $424M | 22.5% | -23% |
| Citizens State Bank | $390M | 20.7% | +37% |
| Austin County State Bank | $328M | 17.4% | +75% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $99M | 5.2% | +3% |
| Wallis Bank | $75M | 4.0% | +30% |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $26M | 1.4% | +2% |
| Lone Star Bank | $15M | 0.8% | no 2020 presence |
| Woodforest National Bank | $10M | 0.5% | +46% |
The 9 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, as of June 30, 2025. Five-year change compares the same institution’s county deposits in 2020 and 2025. Institutions are tracked by FDIC certificate number, and where an institution acquired another bank, the acquired bank’s prior deposits are folded into the baseline so the change reflects the combined, continuing franchise rather than reading as new. Even so, a large gain can reflect acquisition rather than competitive growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Houston-Pasadena market
Austin County is one of 14 counties that make up the Houston-Pasadena, TX market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #8 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 0.3% of the market’s output and holds 0.5% of its deposits.
| Measure | Austin County | Share of Houston-Pasadena market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $1.8B | 0.3% |
| Deposits | $1.9B | 0.5% |
| Population | 33,625 | 0.4% |
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Recruiting in Austin County
Deposits are held closely by the largest banks, which often means the bankers worth recruiting are inside a small number of institutions. Who holds the deposits, and how contested the market is, shapes both the runway for growth and the competition you would be recruiting against. We recruit commercial relationship managers, banking teams, and market leaders for banks building in markets like Austin County, on a retained basis.
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