Tomball vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Tomball and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tomball has the higher population (13,032 vs 12,283 in Webster). Tomball has the higher median household income ($71,426 vs $62,536 in Webster). Tomball has the higher median home value ($306,400 vs $284,900 in Webster).

Population, income & housing

	Tomball	Webster
Population	13,032	12,283
Median age	38.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,426	$62,536
Median home value	$306,400	$284,900
Median gross rent	$1,206	$1,316
Housing units	5,495	6,788
Homeownership rate	48.5%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tomball	Webster
Population	11,689 → 13,032 (+11.5%)	11,222 → 12,283 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$59,164 → $71,426 (+20.7%)	$55,497 → $62,536 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$211,700 → $306,400 (+44.7%)	$186,400 → $284,900 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,072 → $1,206 (+12.5%)	$1,131 → $1,316 (+16.4%)

Tomball

Population

11,68913,032

Median household income

$59,164$71,426

Median home value

$211,700$306,400

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,206

Webster

Population

11,22212,283

Median household income

$55,497$62,536

Median home value

$186,400$284,900

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,316

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tomball	Webster
Under 5	7.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	10.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	23.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.0%
75 and over	10.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tomball	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	49.9%
Black or African American	9.6%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tomball	Webster
No high school diploma	11.3%	7.9%
High school graduate	22.3%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tomball	Webster
Drove alone	67.3%	82.9%
Carpooled	13.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.1%	1.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.4%	6.0%
Other means	0.7%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tomball	Webster
1-unit, detached	52.8%	13.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	35.6%
20 or more units	23.2%	38.3%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Tomball	Webster
Poverty rate	9.9%	9.4%
Average household size	2.43	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1990	1992