COMPARING TWO PLACES
Silsbee vs Vidor
PLACE A
Silsbee, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Vidor, Texas
Silsbee is 31% smaller than Vidor. Vidor earns more, with a median household income $2,285 higher. Silsbee has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -7%).
SILSBEEVIDORDIFFERENCE
Total population6,6139,597−31% vs Vidor
Population density861799+62
Population growth4.9%-7.5%+12.4 pts
Median age40.340.4−0.1
Male41.0%46.4%−5.4 pts
Female59.0%53.6%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born2.7%1.1%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.8%84.5%−27.7 pts
Black28.6%0.3%+28.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.6%11.1%−4.6 pts
Asian0.1%0.6%−0.5 pts
Other8.0%3.4%+4.5 pts
Median household income$59,907$62,192−$2,285
Per capita income$27,909$34,908−$6,999
Poverty rate20.0%10.7%+9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.448−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%10.6%+7.8 pts
Graduate degree4.1%3.7%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%7.4%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation51.9%64.6%−12.7 pts
Median home value$148,400$131,400+$17,000
Median gross rent$1,011$820+$191
Owner-occupied67.6%70.0%−2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.5%17.3%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.8%48.5%−7.7 pts
Average commute33.423.9+9.5
Worked from home4.2%3.2%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.0%18.0%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025