COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waller vs Fife
PLACE A
Waller, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fife, Washington
Waller is 51% smaller than Fife. Fife earns more, with a median household income $50,563 higher.
WALLERFIFEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,38011,061−51% vs Fife
Population density9031,896−993
Population growth15.3%19.9%−4.6 pts
Median age27.131.3−4.2
Male40.0%49.7%−9.7 pts
Female60.0%50.3%+9.7 pts
Foreign-born13.4%23.5%−10.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.5%37.7%+9.8 pts
Black25.7%13.3%+12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.4%15.2%+11.2 pts
Asian0.0%15.7%−15.7 pts
Other0.4%18.1%−17.7 pts
Median household income$39,969$90,532−$50,563
Per capita income$25,685$39,696−$14,011
Poverty rate25.5%11.2%+14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.365+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%27.9%−13.3 pts
Graduate degree5.1%6.9%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%5.2%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation66.2%76.1%−9.9 pts
Median home value$156,900$543,100−$386,200
Median gross rent$1,022$1,889−$867
Owner-occupied34.4%46.3%−11.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%5.5%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%52.0%−14.5 pts
Average commute31.126.9+4.2
Worked from home4.0%11.2%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured21.2%7.9%+13.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025