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Ben Wheeler, TX

1,792 Population
3 square miles 597.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.7 ±6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Van Zandt County: 42 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,775 ±$18,008 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Van Zandt County: $34,236 ±$1,995
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$120,523 ±$57,999 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Van Zandt County: $69,475 ±$3,694
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.6% ±3.6% (64  ±71) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Van Zandt County: 11.1% † 6,869 (±2.1% / ±1,266)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

61 minutes ±16.2 (31,820  ±21,683) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Van Zandt County: 36.8 869,855 (±1 / ±41,924)
  • more than double the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • more than double the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

421 ±233 Number of households
  • Van Zandt County: 22,682 ±541
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
4.3 ±3.2 (1,792  ±883) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Van Zandt County: 2.7 62,013 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

65.5% ±55.3% (192  ±239) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Van Zandt County: 7.7% † 1,012 (±2.3% / ±305)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

421 ±233 Number of housing units
  • Van Zandt County: 25,903 ±46
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$268,400 ±$16,141 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Van Zandt County: $222,100 ±$12,627
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.8% ±5.9% (68  ±110.1) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Van Zandt County: 11.2% † 6,938 (±1.8% / ±1,105.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.8% ±57.6% (1,188  ±446.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Van Zandt County: 87% 38,007 (±3.4% / ±1,503.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.1% ±3% (225  ±134.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Van Zandt County: 19.8% 8,629 (±1.7% / ±745.5)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

10.6% ±10.5% (150  ±171) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Van Zandt County: 8.6% † 4,124 (±0.9% / ±437)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
150 Total veterans ±171 150 Male ±171 N/A Female ±15

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