Shadybrook vs Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Shadybrook and Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Shadybrook and Wells are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shadybrook has the higher population (2,649 vs 741 in Wells). Shadybrook has the higher median household income ($66,373 vs $64,250 in Wells). Shadybrook has the higher median home value ($226,900 vs $100,000 in Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Shadybrook	Wells
Population	2,649	741
Median age	39.2 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,373	$64,250
Median home value	$226,900	$100,000
Median gross rent	$979	$772
Housing units	1,187	311
Homeownership rate	75.4%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shadybrook	Wells
Population	2,065 → 2,649 (+28.3%)	848 → 741 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$60,216 → $66,373 (+10.2%)	$28,615 → $64,250 (+124.5%)
Median home value	$67,900 → $226,900 (+234.2%)	$72,900 → $100,000 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $979 (+23.0%)	$516 → $772 (+49.6%)

Shadybrook

Population

2,0652,649

Median household income

$60,216$66,373

Median home value

$67,900$226,900

Median gross rent

$796$979

Wells

Population

848741

Median household income

$28,615$64,250

Median home value

$72,900$100,000

Median gross rent

$516$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shadybrook	Wells
Under 5	2.2%	16.7%
5 to 17	27.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.6%	5.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	8.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	9.6%
75 and over	6.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shadybrook	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	66.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shadybrook	Wells
No high school diploma	12.3%	39.6%
High school graduate	35.9%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shadybrook	Wells
Drove alone	50.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	26.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	13.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shadybrook	Wells
1-unit, detached	46.9%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.6%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Shadybrook	Wells
Poverty rate	9.4%	36.2%
Average household size	2.93	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	2000	1977