Perryton vs Waka

A side-by-side comparison of Perryton and Waka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Perryton has the higher population (8,625 vs 105 in Waka). Since 2019, Waka's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Perryton	Waka
Population	8,625	105
Median age	33.1 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,192	—
Median home value	$130,800	—
Median gross rent	$910	—
Housing units	3,719	31
Homeownership rate	68.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perryton	Waka
Population	9,205 → 8,625 (-6.3%)	101 → 105 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$48,479 → $64,192 (+32.4%)	—
Median home value	$98,400 → $130,800 (+32.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$812 → $910 (+12.1%)	—

Perryton

Population

9,2058,625

Median household income

$48,479$64,192

Median home value

$98,400$130,800

Median gross rent

$812$910

Waka

Population

101105

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perryton	Waka
Under 5	7.4%	25.7%
5 to 17	23.0%	10.5%
18 to 24	9.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	3.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	7.6%
45 to 54	10.1%	23.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.7%	15.2%
75 and over	4.2%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perryton	Waka
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	52.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	61.4%	47.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perryton	Waka
No high school diploma	19.6%	61.2%
High school graduate	38.3%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perryton	Waka
Drove alone	74.6%	66.7%
Carpooled	17.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.2%	33.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perryton	Waka
1-unit, detached	73.8%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	25.8%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Perryton	Waka
Poverty rate	17.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.60	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1975	1947