Eureka vs Powell

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Powell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eureka has the higher population (280 vs 68 in Powell). Eureka has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $114,400 in Powell). Since 2019, Eureka's population has grown faster (-13.3% vs -29.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Powell
Population	280	68
Median age	55.1 yrs	56.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,795	—
Median home value	$156,300	$114,400
Housing units	149	57
Homeownership rate	85.8%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Powell
Population	323 → 280 (-13.3%)	96 → 68 (-29.2%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $85,795 (+80.6%)	$48,750 → $49,375 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$157,300 → $156,300 (-0.6%)	$85,000 → $114,400 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $938 (-1.3%)	—

Eureka

Population

323280

Median household income

$47,500$85,795

Median home value

$157,300$156,300

Median gross rent

$950$938

Powell

Population

9668

Median household income

$48,750$49,375

Median home value

$85,000$114,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Powell
Under 5	1.1%	1.5%
5 to 17	8.9%	4.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.6%	17.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	2.9%
45 to 54	16.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	26.4%	38.2%
65 to 74	18.9%	17.6%
75 and over	5.0%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Powell
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	89.7%
Black or African American	3.9%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Powell
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.7%
High school graduate	37.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Powell
Drove alone	82.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	12.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Powell
1-unit, detached	76.5%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Powell
Poverty rate	15.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.20	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1988	1975