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Waller Independent School District Overview

Prairie View A & M University located in Waller Independent School District area. A total of 10,783 households are located in Waller Independent School District area. Among them, 4,134 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.52 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 11,795 and 14,233 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9.97% (3,331) of residents are non-citizens and 28.63% (9,562) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Waller Independent School District, Texas
Household	10,783
Population	33,404
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,134 (38.34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,795
Total Students	14,233
Pre-Kindergarten	669
Kindergarten	554
Grade 1-8	4,284
Grade 9-12	1,817
College/Graduate School	6,909
Veterans	28,557
Non-citizen	3,331
Non-English Home Language	9,562
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

29,438 residents are over the age of 16 and 17,855 people are in labor force. Among them, 17,852 people are in civilian labor force and 3 are in armed labor force. 17,011 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Waller Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,469	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,806	77.76%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,679	10.19%
Public transportation	193	1.17%
Walked	747	4.54%
Other method	294	1.79%
Worked from home	750	4.55%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,011	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,888	28.73%
Service	3,107	18.26%
Sales and office	4,245	24.95%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,613	15.36%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,158	12.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,011	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	710	4.17%
Construction	1,886	11.09%
Manufacturing	1,377	8.09%
Wholesale trade	655	3.85%
Retail trade	2,184	12.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	819	4.81%
Information	235	1.38%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	922	5.42%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,312	7.71%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,915	23.01%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,636	9.62%
Other services, except public administration	739	4.34%
Public administration	621	3.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,011	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,789	75.18%
Government workers	2,793	16.42%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,322	7.77%
Unpaid family workers	107	0.63%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $86,647 for the 10,783 households in Waller Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $28,813. 30,491 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 81.30%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,783	-
Less than $10,000	504	4.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	486	4.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	843	7.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	958	8.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,286	11.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,988	18.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,538	14.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,693	15.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	701	6.50%
More than $200,000	786	7.29%
Median Household Income	$66,156	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$86,647	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,077	-
Less than $10,000	119	1.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	240	2.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	586	7.26%
$25,000 - $34,999	554	6.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	819	10.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,590	19.69%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,372	16.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,477	18.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	654	8.10%
More than $200,000	666	8.25%

Median Family Income	$76,010	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$96,985	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,813	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,440	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,440	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	37,504	-
With health insurance coverage	30,491	81.30%
Public coverage	9,311	24.83%
Private health insurance	23,960	63.89%
Without health insurance coverage	7,013	18.70%

Housing

There are 12,075 housing units in Waller Independent School District area, Texas with 10,783 units (89.30%) occupied. 7,798 houses (72.32%) are occupied by owner and 2,985 houses (27.68%) are rented. The average housing value is $185,900 and the average rental cost is $1,072. 1,040 houses (8.61%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 537 houses (4.45%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,075	-
Occupied	10,783	89.30%
Owner Occupied	7,798	72.32%
Renter Occupied	2,985	27.68%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,178	67.73%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	147	1.22%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	937	7.76%
Mobile Homes	2,735	22.65%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	78	0.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,075	-
Built 2014 or later	1,040	8.61%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,058	8.76%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,085	25.55%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,017	16.70%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,932	16.00%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,578	13.07%
Built 1960 - 1969	479	3.97%
Built 1950 - 1959	349	2.89%
Built 1949 or earlier	537	4.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,075	-
1 room	95	0.79%
2 rooms	126	1.04%
3 rooms	744	6.16%
4 rooms	1,706	14.13%
5 rooms	2,357	19.52%
6 rooms	2,717	22.50%
7 rooms	1,984	16.43%
8 rooms	1,228	10.17%
9 rooms or more	1,118	9.26%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,075	-
no bedroom	144	1.19%
1 bedroom	436	3.61%
2 bedrooms	2,181	18.06%
3 bedrooms	5,899	48.85%
4 bedrooms	2,754	22.81%
5 bedrooms or more	661	5.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,798	-
Less than $50,000	502	6.44%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,270	16.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,338	17.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,109	14.22%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,390	17.83%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,319	16.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	512	6.57%
$1,000,000 or more	358	4.59%
Median House Value	$185,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,753	-
Less than $500	131	4.76%
$500 - $999	1,010	36.69%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,081	39.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	409	14.86%
$2,000 - $2,499	122	4.43%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,072	-

Demographic

A total of 37,573 people lives in Waller Independent School District area, Texas with 18,697 male and 18,876 female. The males to female ratio is 49.76 to 50.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,573	-
Male	18,697	49.76%
Female	18,876	50.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,573	-
Under 5 years	2,267	6.03%
5 - 9 years	2,653	7.06%
10 - 14 years	2,843	7.57%
15 - 19 years	4,573	12.17%
20 - 24 years	5,214	13.88%
25 - 34 years	4,393	11.69%
35 - 44 years	3,494	9.30%
45 - 54 years	4,084	10.87%
55 - 59 years	2,383	6.34%
60 - 64 years	1,759	4.68%
65 - 74 years	2,447	6.51%
75 - 84 years	1,095	2.91%
85 years and older	368	0.98%
Median Age	27.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,573	-
One Race	37,125	98.81%
White	24,493	65.19%
Black or African American	8,414	22.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native	228	0.61%
Asian	540	1.44%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	40	0.11%
Other	3,410	9.08%

Two or more races	448	1.19%
White and Black or African American	43	0.11%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	152	0.40%
White and Asian	67	0.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	44	0.12%