COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waller vs Prairie View
PLACE A
Waller, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Prairie View, Texas
Waller is 40% smaller than Prairie View. Waller earns more, with a median household income $18,909 higher. Prairie View has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs 15%).
WALLERPRAIRIE VIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population5,3808,969−40% vs Prairie View
Population density9031,211−309
Population growth15.3%46.8%−31.5 pts
Median age27.121.0+6.1
Male40.0%47.4%−7.4 pts
Female60.0%52.6%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born13.4%6.6%+6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.5%3.4%+44.1 pts
Black25.7%81.6%−55.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.4%13.2%+13.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.4%1.3%−0.9 pts
Median household income$39,969$21,060+$18,909
Per capita income$25,685$11,320+$14,365
Poverty rate25.5%38.1%−12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.504−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%46.1%−31.5 pts
Graduate degree5.1%11.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%21.9%−19.8 pts
Labor force participation66.2%54.7%+11.5 pts
Median home value$156,900$167,600−$10,700
Median gross rent$1,022$1,002+$20
Owner-occupied34.4%25.1%+9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%17.8%−7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%85.0%−47.5 pts
Average commute31.123.5+7.6
Worked from home4.0%6.5%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured21.2%20.7%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025