Roman Forest vs Willis

A side-by-side comparison of Roman Forest and Willis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Willis has the higher population (6,693 vs 2,832 in Roman Forest). Roman Forest has the higher median household income ($120,313 vs $53,182 in Willis). Roman Forest has the higher median home value ($288,400 vs $113,900 in Willis).

Population, income & housing

	Roman Forest	Willis
Population	2,832	6,693
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$120,313	$53,182
Median home value	$288,400	$113,900
Median gross rent	$1,899	$1,337
Housing units	1,056	2,793
Homeownership rate	85.9%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roman Forest	Willis
Population	1,727 → 2,832 (+64.0%)	6,566 → 6,693 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$95,781 → $120,313 (+25.6%)	$41,912 → $53,182 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$224,800 → $288,400 (+28.3%)	$75,900 → $113,900 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,223 → $1,899 (+55.3%)	$1,005 → $1,337 (+33.0%)

Roman Forest

Population

1,7272,832

Median household income

$95,781$120,313

Median home value

$224,800$288,400

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,899

Willis

Population

6,5666,693

Median household income

$41,912$53,182

Median home value

$75,900$113,900

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,337

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roman Forest	Willis
Under 5	8.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	11.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	17.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	20.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.2%
75 and over	3.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roman Forest	Willis
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	52.9%
Black or African American	4.0%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roman Forest	Willis
No high school diploma	8.0%	16.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roman Forest	Willis
Drove alone	82.0%	84.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.6%
Other means	3.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roman Forest	Willis
1-unit, detached	94.1%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Roman Forest	Willis
Poverty rate	3.8%	12.5%
Average household size	2.77	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	42	25
Median year structure built	2001	1990