Hallettsville vs Shiner

A side-by-side comparison of Hallettsville and Shiner: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hallettsville has the higher population (2,744 vs 2,284 in Shiner). Shiner has the higher median household income ($95,380 vs $53,567 in Hallettsville). Shiner has the higher median home value ($219,800 vs $154,300 in Hallettsville).

Population, income & housing

	Hallettsville	Shiner
Population	2,744	2,284
Median age	43.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,567	$95,380
Median home value	$154,300	$219,800
Median gross rent	$888	$1,180
Housing units	1,400	984
Homeownership rate	64.9%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hallettsville	Shiner
Population	2,627 → 2,744 (+4.5%)	2,192 → 2,284 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$45,115 → $53,567 (+18.7%)	$57,750 → $95,380 (+65.2%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $154,300 (+64.9%)	$143,800 → $219,800 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $888 (+33.7%)	$1,010 → $1,180 (+16.8%)

Hallettsville

Population

2,6272,744

Median household income

$45,115$53,567

Median home value

$93,600$154,300

Median gross rent

$664$888

Shiner

Population

2,1922,284

Median household income

$57,750$95,380

Median home value

$143,800$219,800

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,180

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hallettsville	Shiner
Under 5	7.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	24.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	5.9%	8.6%
35 to 44	18.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.2%
75 and over	12.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hallettsville	Shiner
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	85.8%
Black or African American	15.6%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hallettsville	Shiner
No high school diploma	12.6%	5.9%
High school graduate	40.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hallettsville	Shiner
Drove alone	85.4%	83.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hallettsville	Shiner
1-unit, detached	77.9%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Hallettsville	Shiner
Poverty rate	14.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1966	1964