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Walker County, TX

Banking market profile · FDIC Summary of Deposits (SOD), June 30, 2026

Walker County, Texas, a core county of the Houston-Pasadena, TX market, holds $1.1B in deposits across 7 insured institutions and 10 branches. First National Bank of Huntsville is the largest deposit holder at 29.5% share. The top three banks hold 74% of deposits, which places the county in the Concentrated band. Deposits have grown 16.2% since 2021. It produced $2.4B of real gross domestic product in 2024, ranking #849 of the 1,523 ranked counties by economic output.

Economic scale
2024 Real GDP
$2.4B
#849 of 1,523
Population
83,842
#685 of 1,523
GDP per Capita
$29,058
#1,266 of 1,523
Deposit market
Deposits (SOD, 6/30/26)
$1.1B
#902 of 1,523
Deposits per Capita
$13,313
#1,304 of 1,523
Deposits per Branch
$112M
#479 of 1,523
Competitive structure
Insured Institutions
7
#1,021 of 1,523
Branches per 100k Pop.
11.9
#1,412 of 1,523
Median Deposits per Institution
$181M
The median deposits booked by a single institution in the county. #408 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
92.0%
of county deposits held by banks with $100M to $100B in assets. #328 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
74%
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, 2021 to 2026)+16.2% over 5 years
$960M
2021
$1.1B
2022
$988M
2023
$1.0B
2024
$1.1B
2025
$1.1B
2026

Branches: 10 in 2021 to 10 in 2026. Institutions: 7 to 7. Top-three share: 74% to 74%.

Institutions by deposits

InstitutionDepositsShareBranches5‑yr
deposits
First National Bank of Huntsville$329M29.5%1+1%
First Financial Bank$303M27.1%2+27%
VeraBank$192M17.2%1+36%
Prosperity Bank$181M16.2%2+25%
PNC Bank$79M7.1%1-2%
First National Bank Texas$22M2.0%2+16%
The First National Bank of Trinity$10M0.9%1-4%

The 7 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, per the FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 30, 2026. Five-year change compares the same institution’s county deposits in 2021 and 2026. 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 2021 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

Walker 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 0.4% of the market’s output and holds 0.3% of its deposits.

MeasureWalker CountyShare of parent market
2024 GDP$2.4B0.4%
Deposits$1.1B0.3%
Population83,8421.0%

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