Smiley vs Waelder

A side-by-side comparison of Smiley and Waelder: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waelder has the higher population (671 vs 533 in Smiley). Waelder has the higher median household income ($57,879 vs $35,000 in Smiley). Waelder has the higher median home value ($81,300 vs $69,500 in Smiley).

Population, income & housing

	Smiley	Waelder
Population	533	671
Median age	31.4 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$35,000	$57,879
Median home value	$69,500	$81,300
Median gross rent	$873	$838
Housing units	209	356
Homeownership rate	76.9%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smiley	Waelder
Population	631 → 533 (-15.5%)	1,334 → 671 (-49.7%)
Median household income	$50,938 → $35,000 (-31.3%)	$41,250 → $57,879 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$49,500 → $69,500 (+40.4%)	$61,200 → $81,300 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $873 (+6.9%)	$504 → $838 (+66.3%)

Smiley

Population

631533

Median household income

$50,938$35,000

Median home value

$49,500$69,500

Median gross rent

$817$873

Waelder

Population

1,334671

Median household income

$41,250$57,879

Median home value

$61,200$81,300

Median gross rent

$504$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smiley	Waelder
Under 5	9.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	20.6%	11.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	13.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	9.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	22.5%
45 to 54	6.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	10.1%
75 and over	9.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smiley	Waelder
White (non-Hispanic)	28.9%	4.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.1%
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	0.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	70.2%	82.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smiley	Waelder
No high school diploma	19.4%	30.4%
High school graduate	53.0%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smiley	Waelder
Drove alone	85.8%	70.4%
Carpooled	14.2%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smiley	Waelder
1-unit, detached	68.4%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.6%	34.6%

Poverty & households

	Smiley	Waelder
Poverty rate	34.5%	14.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	42	23
Median year structure built	1972	1975