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Austin County, TX

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2025

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 banks hold 71% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 10.4% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 7.7%. It produces $1.8B of output, ranking #981 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$1.8B
#981 of 1,523
Population
33,625
#1,115 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$52,638
#508 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/25)
$1.9B
#672 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$56,111
#70 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$157M
#173 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
9
#736 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
35.7
#305 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$99M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #904 of 1,523. A lower figure means institutions typically hold smaller deposit positions here; it reflects local deposit presence, not an institution’s overall size. See Community & Regional Bank Share for institution scale.
Community & Regional Bank Share
93.4%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #323 of 1,523. A higher share points to a market where small to mid-size institutions, the kind that compete on relationships and local decision-making, hold more ground.
Top-3 Banks’ Deposit Share: Concentrated
71%
The combined deposit share of the top three banks by deposits in the county. A lower share means deposits are spread across more institutions.

Ranks show where the county stands among the 1,523 ranked counties (those within a Combined or Metropolitan Statistical Area that have a branch). They describe relative position, not a rating of market quality or suitability.

Deposit trend

County Deposits (SOD, 2020 to 2025)+10.4% over 5 years
$1.7B
2020
$1.9B
2021
$1.9B
2022
$1.9B
2023
$2.0B
2024
$1.9B
2025

Branches: 13 in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Institutions: 8 to 9. Top-three share: 78% to 71%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
The First National Bank of Bellville$519M27.5%2+4%
Industry State Bank$424M22.5%2-23%
Citizens State Bank$390M20.7%1+37%
Austin County State Bank$328M17.4%2+75%
Wells Fargo Bank$99M5.3%1+3%
Wallis Bank$75M4.0%1+30%
PNC Bank$26M1.4%1+2%
Lone Star Bank$15M0.8%1no 2020 presence
Woodforest National Bank$10M0.5%1+46%

The 9 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, 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. “No 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year. Deposit figures are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.

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.

MeasureAustin CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$1.8B0.3%
Deposits$1.9B0.5%
Population33,6250.4%

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