Bulverde vs New Braunfels

A side-by-side comparison of Bulverde and New Braunfels: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Braunfels has the higher population (98,700 vs 6,164 in Bulverde). Bulverde has the higher median household income ($108,413 vs $88,257 in New Braunfels). Bulverde has the higher median home value ($380,100 vs $315,100 in New Braunfels).

Population, income & housing

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
Population	6,164	98,700
Median age	53.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$108,413	$88,257
Median home value	$380,100	$315,100
Median gross rent	$1,451	$1,536
Housing units	2,550	41,814
Homeownership rate	92.8%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.7%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
Population	5,162 → 6,164 (+19.4%)	79,438 → 98,700 (+24.2%)
Median household income	$93,534 → $108,413 (+15.9%)	$71,044 → $88,257 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$308,300 → $380,100 (+23.3%)	$219,200 → $315,100 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,104 → $1,451 (+31.4%)	$1,183 → $1,536 (+29.8%)

Bulverde

Population

5,1626,164

Median household income

$93,534$108,413

Median home value

$308,300$380,100

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,451

New Braunfels

Population

79,43898,700

Median household income

$71,044$88,257

Median home value

$219,200$315,100

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,536

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
Under 5	1.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	11.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	6.9%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	19.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	17.4%	7.9%
75 and over	12.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	60.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	33.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	22.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
Drove alone	70.1%	73.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.0%	14.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
1-unit, detached	92.7%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Bulverde	New Braunfels
Poverty rate	5.2%	6.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	35	27
Median year structure built	1995	2005