Van Alstyne vs Whitesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Van Alstyne and Whitesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Van Alstyne has the higher population (5,378 vs 4,154 in Whitesboro). Van Alstyne has the higher median household income ($93,373 vs $73,638 in Whitesboro). Van Alstyne has the higher median home value ($297,400 vs $211,900 in Whitesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
Population	5,378	4,154
Median age	35.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$93,373	$73,638
Median home value	$297,400	$211,900
Median gross rent	$1,141	$1,309
Housing units	2,205	1,632
Homeownership rate	75.0%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
Population	3,906 → 5,378 (+37.7%)	3,998 → 4,154 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$67,772 → $93,373 (+37.8%)	$54,333 → $73,638 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$158,100 → $297,400 (+88.1%)	$105,900 → $211,900 (+100.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $1,141 (+12.7%)	$919 → $1,309 (+42.4%)

Van Alstyne

Population

3,9065,378

Median household income

$67,772$93,373

Median home value

$158,100$297,400

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,141

Whitesboro

Population

3,9984,154

Median household income

$54,333$73,638

Median home value

$105,900$211,900

Median gross rent

$919$1,309

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
Under 5	1.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	27.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.0%	20.4%
35 to 44	18.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	4.0%	6.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	7.7%
75 and over	8.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	86.3%
Black or African American	5.1%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.2%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.5%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	5.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	21.6%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
Drove alone	61.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.9%
Public transit	3.4%	5.7%
Walked	2.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	4.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	78.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	4.0%
20 or more units	10.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Van Alstyne	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	1.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.85	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	2005	1977