Point Blank vs Shepherd

A side-by-side comparison of Point Blank and Shepherd: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shepherd has the higher population (2,124 vs 813 in Point Blank). Point Blank has the higher median household income ($62,330 vs $48,368 in Shepherd). Point Blank has the higher median home value ($168,500 vs $144,100 in Shepherd).

Population, income & housing

	Point Blank	Shepherd
Population	813	2,124
Median age	56.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,330	$48,368
Median home value	$168,500	$144,100
Median gross rent	—	$642
Housing units	485	954
Homeownership rate	97.6%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Point Blank	Shepherd
Population	761 → 813 (+6.8%)	3,202 → 2,124 (-33.7%)
Median household income	$40,278 → $62,330 (+54.7%)	$44,026 → $48,368 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$140,300 → $168,500 (+20.1%)	$101,500 → $144,100 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$587 → $642 (+9.4%)

Point Blank

Population

761813

Median household income

$40,278$62,330

Median home value

$140,300$168,500

Shepherd

Population

3,2022,124

Median household income

$44,026$48,368

Median home value

$101,500$144,100

Median gross rent

$587$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Point Blank	Shepherd
Under 5	0.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	8.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	7.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	23.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	15.0%	7.3%
75 and over	14.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Point Blank	Shepherd
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	66.4%
Black or African American	8.9%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Point Blank	Shepherd
No high school diploma	7.6%	16.0%
High school graduate	30.2%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Point Blank	Shepherd
Drove alone	87.7%	73.6%
Carpooled	2.8%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.0%	5.5%
Other means	2.5%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Point Blank	Shepherd
1-unit, detached	84.1%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Point Blank	Shepherd
Poverty rate	9.8%	18.2%
Average household size	2.17	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	55	36
Median year structure built	1982	1980