COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Waller County

Texas · 23,390 residents · 513 sq mi

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With 23,390 people, Waller County is a county in Texas. The median age is 28.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 9,273 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $53,600. 21.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 17% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,390

−28%vs 2000

vs 32,663 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 30.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

513 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202462K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,571)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,773)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,700)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.3%(2,632)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.7%(2,979)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(3,269)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(2,856)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,371)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(1,663)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(1,432)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(886)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(258)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,334

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,136 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,294

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,338 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.3%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,600

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$335

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $473 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.7%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

31.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.9%(16,289)

Black29.1%(9,496)

Hispanic / Latino19.4%(6,344)

Asian0.4%(121)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55.5%(12,978)

Black37.5%(8,782)

Hispanic / Latino11%(2,565)

Asian0.3%(64)

Other6.7%(1,566)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican25.3%(15,601)

Central American3.2%(1,983)

South American2.3%(1,393)

Salvadoran1.3%(800)

Colombian1.1%(688)

Honduran1%(604)

Cuban0.9%(534)

Venezuelan0.9%(534)

Guatemalan0.8%(511)

Puerto Rican0.3%(200)

Spaniard0.2%(105)

Chilean0.1%(84)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(53)

Argentine0.1%(39)

Dominican0.1%(33)

Ecuadorian0%(28)

Peruvian0%(20)

Panamanian0%(15)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.2%(748)

Asian Indian0.2%(125)

Chinese0.2%(96)

Pakistani0.1%(61)

Filipino0.1%(53)

Korean0.1%(51)

Cambodian0.1%(46)

Thai0%(22)

Japanese0%(8)

Taiwanese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(36)

Samoan0%(2)

Ancestry

German10.4%(6,417)

English5.7%(3,522)

Irish5.3%(3,272)

American4.8%(2,924)

Italian2.4%(1,475)

Subsaharan African2.4%(1,468)

Czech1.2%(735)

French1.2%(728)

Nigerian1%(636)

Polish0.9%(524)

Scottish0.6%(399)

Dutch0.6%(398)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(333)

Arab0.4%(263)

Swedish0.3%(187)

British0.3%(184)

Kenyan0.3%(183)

Palestinian0.3%(166)

Welsh0.3%(160)

French Canadian0.2%(150)

Swiss0.2%(148)

Norwegian0.2%(142)

Portuguese0.2%(124)

West Indian0.2%(95)

Australian0.1%(82)

Iranian0.1%(77)

Hungarian0.1%(75)

Danish0.1%(74)

Greek0.1%(60)

Canadian0.1%(56)

Russian0.1%(56)

Moroccan0.1%(50)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(49)

Brazilian0.1%(45)

Bulgarian0.1%(44)

Belgian0.1%(33)

Lithuanian0%(30)

Haitian0%(25)

Ukrainian0%(18)

Romanian0%(12)

Jamaican0%(12)

Slovene0%(8)

Armenian0%(5)

Ghanaian0%(4)

Somali0%(4)

Syrian0%(3)

Austrian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.3 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 27.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.2%(9,553)

Married49.2%(11,999)

Widowed2%(476)

Divorced9.7%(2,360)

Women 15+

Never married40.5%(10,161)

Married46.6%(11,691)

Widowed4.4%(1,108)

Divorced8.5%(2,146)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.1%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 25.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.9%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)29.2%(661)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(494)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.5%(870)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,260 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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