Fabens vs Westway

A side-by-side comparison of Fabens and Westway: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fabens has the higher population (4,704 vs 3,515 in Westway). Fabens has the higher median household income ($42,524 vs $34,115 in Westway). Fabens has the higher median home value ($88,900 vs $86,700 in Westway).

Population, income & housing

	Fabens	Westway
Population	4,704	3,515
Median age	45.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,524	$34,115
Median home value	$88,900	$86,700
Median gross rent	$645	$1,083
Housing units	2,145	1,376
Homeownership rate	77.5%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fabens	Westway
Population	5,736 → 4,704 (-18.0%)	3,636 → 3,515 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$28,397 → $42,524 (+49.7%)	$29,604 → $34,115 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$60,900 → $88,900 (+46.0%)	$72,200 → $86,700 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $645 (+19.9%)	$739 → $1,083 (+46.5%)

Fabens

Population

5,7364,704

Median household income

$28,397$42,524

Median home value

$60,900$88,900

Median gross rent

$538$645

Westway

Population

3,6363,515

Median household income

$29,604$34,115

Median home value

$72,200$86,700

Median gross rent

$739$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fabens	Westway
Under 5	3.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	11.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	17.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	7.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	17.5%	19.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	13.2%
75 and over	9.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fabens	Westway
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	1.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
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	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.2%	96.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fabens	Westway
No high school diploma	39.9%	47.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fabens	Westway
Drove alone	88.9%	76.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.6%
Other means	0.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fabens	Westway
1-unit, detached	61.1%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.9%	26.3%

Poverty & households

	Fabens	Westway
Poverty rate	22.9%	31.5%
Average household size	2.62	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1988	1988