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Dripping Springs, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Dripping Springs is a Census city of 7,405 people across 8.82 square miles of land, in Hays County. Median household income is $109,364, 48.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 52 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $32.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dripping Springs
What Dripping Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land840
- County holding the largest share of its areaHays County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dripping Springs
How many people live in Dripping Springs
- Population7,405
- Median age38.5
- Population under 182,356
- Share under 1831.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,200 plus or minus 266
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households3,015
- Family households2,017
- Share of households that are families66.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dripping Springs
Income and work in Dripping Springs
- Median household income$109,364
- Per capita income$65,218
- Civilian labor force3,524
- Employed3,404
- Unemployed120 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over4,719
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dripping Springs
- Housing units3,127
- Occupied units3,015
- Vacant units112 plus or minus 113
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied1,471
- Renter occupied1,544 plus or minus 321
- Ownership rate48.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$635,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,234
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units1,827
- Share single family58.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,261 plus or minus 426
- Share in buildings of two or more40.3 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Mobile homes39 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built2013
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dripping Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,946 plus or minus 402
- Commuting under 15 minutes629 plus or minus 218
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more773 plus or minus 225
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone44.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home41.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dripping Springs
SBA loans in Dripping Springs (7(a))
- Approvals52
- Gross approval$32,281,700
- Average approval$620,802
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,325,070
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported510
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.3 percent
- Share to franchises11.5 percent
- Distinct lenders31
- Distinct industries by NAICS41
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dripping Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dripping Springs
SBA loans in Dripping Springs (504)
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$33,428,000
- Average approval$1,152,690
- Median approval$848,000
- Largest approval$3,016,000
- Jobs supported375
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dripping Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dripping Springs
Flood risk in Dripping Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Dripping Springs
- NFIP community number481667
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The City of Dripping Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481667 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hays County, not Dripping Springs
Hays County context, not Dripping Springs figures
- Establishments in Hays County5,891
- Covered employment, Hays County95,598
- Average annual pay, Hays County$54,838
- Housing units permitted, Hays County5,405
Every figure in this section is published for Hays County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dripping Springs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dripping Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dripping Springs, Texas?
7,405, in 3,015 households. Dripping Springs city covers 8.82 square miles of land, which is 840 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dripping Springs in?
Hays County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dripping Springs?
$109,364. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $635,600. Median gross rent is $2,234 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dripping Springs businesses?
52 7(a) approvals totaling $32.3 m since FY2020, across 31 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 29 504 approvals worth $33.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dripping Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dripping Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dripping Springs. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dripping Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dripping Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dripping Springs, city of, community 481667, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dripping Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hays County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dripping Springs.
Is zoning published for Dripping Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.