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West Independent School District, TX

8,175 Population
126.1 square miles 64.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in McLennan County: 34 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,896 ±$3,471 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in McLennan County: $35,149 ±$852
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$86,437 ±$11,967 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in McLennan County: $66,643 ±$1,952
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9% ±2.9% (715  ±242) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in McLennan County: 16.6% 42,565 (±1% / ±2,647)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.6 minutes ±4.7 (88,980  ±11,412) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in McLennan County: 21.2 2,358,970 (±0.5 / ±68,345)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,971 ±258 Number of households
  • McLennan County: 97,338 ±940
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (7,947  ±718) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in McLennan County: 2.6 256,924 (±0 / ±106)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.8% ±4% (151  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in McLennan County: 4.8% † 3,189 (±0.7% / ±456)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,211 ±288 Number of housing units
  • McLennan County: 108,454 ±95
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$307,600 ±$42,915 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in McLennan County: $243,600 ±$6,152
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.6% ±5.5% (1,015  ±453.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in McLennan County: 16.5% 43,465 (±1.1% / ±2,750.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.7% ±10.5% (5,105  ±414.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in McLennan County: 88.1% 144,682 (±2% / ±3,213.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.7% ±3.5% (1,333  ±223.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in McLennan County: 28.7% 47,134 (±1.1% / ±1,875)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about two-thirds of 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

5.1% ±1.8% (415  ±149) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in McLennan County: 8.6% 22,817
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±2.7% (479  ±174) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in McLennan County: 7.2% 14,566 (±0.5% / ±1,020)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
479 Total veterans ±174 414 Male ±126 65 Female ±67

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