Heartland vs Terrell

A side-by-side comparison of Heartland and Terrell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Terrell has the higher population (19,019 vs 11,019 in Heartland). Heartland has the higher median household income ($107,165 vs $63,795 in Terrell). Heartland has the higher median home value ($305,000 vs $190,000 in Terrell).

Population, income & housing

	Heartland	Terrell
Population	11,019	19,019
Median age	30.4 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$107,165	$63,795
Median home value	$305,000	$190,000
Median gross rent	$2,313	$1,167
Housing units	3,087	6,331
Homeownership rate	92.7%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heartland	Terrell
Population	5,500 → 11,019 (+100.3%)	17,869 → 19,019 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$69,622 → $107,165 (+53.9%)	$47,636 → $63,795 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$197,800 → $305,000 (+54.2%)	$118,600 → $190,000 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,899 → $2,313 (+21.8%)	$987 → $1,167 (+18.2%)

Heartland

Population

5,50011,019

Median household income

$69,622$107,165

Median home value

$197,800$305,000

Median gross rent

$1,899$2,313

Terrell

Population

17,86919,019

Median household income

$47,636$63,795

Median home value

$118,600$190,000

Median gross rent

$987$1,167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heartland	Terrell
Under 5	9.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	23.6%	22.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	21.3%	16.6%
35 to 44	20.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	5.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	2.7%	7.5%
75 and over	1.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heartland	Terrell
White (non-Hispanic)	24.9%	37.2%
Black or African American	40.3%	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	31.7%	38.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heartland	Terrell
No high school diploma	12.6%	21.9%
High school graduate	22.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heartland	Terrell
Drove alone	76.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	12.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	5.5%
Other means	0.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heartland	Terrell
1-unit, detached	97.7%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Heartland	Terrell
Poverty rate	6.0%	16.8%
Average household size	3.68	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	38	25
Median year structure built	2016	1983