Waelder, TX Demographic Data
Waelder, TX Summary
Waelder is located in Gonzales County in Texas
- Population: 1,177
- Area: 1.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 915.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 380.25 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Waelder, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
568
42%
50.8
Male
798
58%
49.2
Total Population
1,366
323,128,000
Waelder, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
131
9.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
30
2.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
101
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
140
10.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
78
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
122
8.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
191
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
215
15.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
124
9.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
74
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
122
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
24
1.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
14
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,013
74.2%
77.2
Female
414
40.9%
51.3
Male
599
59.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
943
69.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
206
15.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
160
11.7%
15.2
Female
54
33.8%
55.8
Male
106
66.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Waelder, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,366
100.0%
96.8
White
101
7.4%
72.6
Black or African American
151
11.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
18
1.3%
0.8
Asian
8
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,088
79.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,144
83.7%
17.8
Mexican
1,108
81.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
36
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
222
16.3%
82.2
Waelder, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
291
32.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
257
29.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
228
25.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
81
9.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
0
0.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
11
1.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
18
2.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
548
61.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
338
38.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29
3.2%
31.2
Waelder, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
349
31.6%
33.7%
Now Married
549
49.7%
47.5
Divorced
104
9.4%
11.0%
Separated
40
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
62
5.6
5.8%
Waelder, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
246
19.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
989
80.1%
21.6%
Spanish
972
78.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.7%
1.1%
Waelder, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
27
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
24
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
52
13.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
55
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
80
21.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
89
23.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
12
3.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
29
7.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
42,938
57,617
Per capita income
19,270
31,128
Waelder, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
112
16.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
27
4.0%
9.8
Construction
46
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
10
1.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
31
4.6%
6.6
Information
2
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
247
36.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9
1.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
52
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
20
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
20
3.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
36
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
64
9.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
145
21.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
58
8.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
261
38.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
108
16.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
104
15.4%
18.1%
Waelder, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
676
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
374
55.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
239
35.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
1.9%
5.1
Walked
41
6.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
9
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.9
26.6
Waelder, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
42
11.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
85
22.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
175
46.9%
37.1
3 or more
71
19.0%
21.0
Waelder, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
373
77.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
259
69.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
114
30.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
108
22.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.7
0.0%
2.5
Waelder, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
481
1 room
19
4.0%
2.4
2 rooms
7
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
111
23.1%
9.1
4 rooms
192
39.9%
16.5
5 rooms
70
14.6%
19.8
6 rooms
25
5.2%
17.8
7 rooms
6
1.2%
12.0
8 rooms
28
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
23
4.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Waelder, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
481
1-unit, detached
271
56.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
40
8.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
4
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
160
33.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Waelder, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
86
17.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
41
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
66
13.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
21
4.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
61
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
116
24.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
34
7.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
52
10.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Waelder, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
35
9.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
70
18.8%
4.7
Electricity
262
70.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
1.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Waelder, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
71
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
8.5%
28.8%
Less than $500
6
8.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
59
83.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
14
19.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
15.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
43.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6
8.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Waelder, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
98
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
4.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
6.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
42
42.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
46
46.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
568
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
47
48.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
2.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
21
21.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Waelder, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
259
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
143
55.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
71
27.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
30
11.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15
5.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
37,500
205,000
