Sealy is home to 7,053 people in Texas. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1,805 more people live here than in 2000. Households here earn about 28% less than in Texas as a whole. 21.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 35.4, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,514, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 115%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sealy
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share22.4% → 44.2%(+21.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants57.1% → 65.4%(+8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share62.0% → 38.1%(−23.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Sealy's population equals 23% of Austin County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 10% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.7%(58)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.3%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.6%(141)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 245 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sealy, decade by decade
Sealy population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,548
$54,105
$135,604
11.3%
67.7
2000
5,248
$62,441
$121,687
11.9%
73.0
2010
6,019
$64,608
$155,366
12.1%
76.2
2020
6,839
$70,381
$184,230
13.2%
79.7
2024
7,053
$56,514
$261,100
12.6%
80.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
