Crowley vs Watauga

A side-by-side comparison of Crowley and Watauga: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watauga has the higher population (23,336 vs 19,007 in Crowley). Crowley has the higher median household income ($92,599 vs $91,669 in Watauga). Crowley has the higher median home value ($241,500 vs $233,400 in Watauga).

Population, income & housing

	Crowley	Watauga
Population	19,007	23,336
Median age	34.4 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,599	$91,669
Median home value	$241,500	$233,400
Median gross rent	$1,659	$1,826
Housing units	6,444	8,193
Homeownership rate	74.0%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crowley	Watauga
Population	15,439 → 19,007 (+23.1%)	24,582 → 23,336 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$76,720 → $92,599 (+20.7%)	$71,897 → $91,669 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$157,900 → $241,500 (+52.9%)	$136,300 → $233,400 (+71.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,249 → $1,659 (+32.8%)	$1,408 → $1,826 (+29.7%)

Crowley

Population

15,43919,007

Median household income

$76,720$92,599

Median home value

$157,900$241,500

Median gross rent

$1,249$1,659

Watauga

Population

24,58223,336

Median household income

$71,897$91,669

Median home value

$136,300$233,400

Median gross rent

$1,408$1,826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crowley	Watauga
Under 5	5.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	16.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	7.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.3%
75 and over	3.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crowley	Watauga
White (non-Hispanic)	44.4%	54.6%
Black or African American	21.4%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crowley	Watauga
No high school diploma	8.7%	10.7%
High school graduate	30.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crowley	Watauga
Drove alone	78.4%	73.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.8%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crowley	Watauga
1-unit, detached	81.6%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Crowley	Watauga
Poverty rate	6.5%	10.1%
Average household size	3.07	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	2003	1984