Ballinger vs Rowena

A side-by-side comparison of Ballinger and Rowena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ballinger has the higher population (3,599 vs 231 in Rowena). Ballinger has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $56,979 in Rowena). Rowena has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $109,000 in Ballinger).

Population, income & housing

	Ballinger	Rowena
Population	3,599	231
Median age	43.4 yrs	62.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$56,979
Median home value	$109,000	$136,600
Median gross rent	$935	—
Housing units	1,715	121
Homeownership rate	70.3%	98.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballinger	Rowena
Population	3,659 → 3,599 (-1.6%)	219 → 231 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$42,813 → $61,250 (+43.1%)	$49,495 → $56,979 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $109,000 (+42.1%)	$112,500 → $136,600 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $935 (+22.2%)	—

Ballinger

Population

3,6593,599

Median household income

$42,813$61,250

Median home value

$76,700$109,000

Median gross rent

$765$935

Rowena

Population

219231

Median household income

$49,495$56,979

Median home value

$112,500$136,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballinger	Rowena
Under 5	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	23.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	2.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	1.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	6.1%
65 to 74	14.9%	9.5%
75 and over	7.3%	36.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballinger	Rowena
White (non-Hispanic)	59.1%	89.2%
Black or African American	6.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballinger	Rowena
No high school diploma	10.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	38.9%	51.8%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballinger	Rowena
Drove alone	89.7%	86.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballinger	Rowena
1-unit, detached	90.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ballinger	Rowena
Poverty rate	10.1%	3.5%
Average household size	2.43	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	18	34
Median year structure built	1956	1941