Hornsby Bend vs Wells Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Hornsby Bend and Wells Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

Hornsby Bend and Wells Branch are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wells Branch has the higher population (14,156 vs 12,021 in Hornsby Bend). Hornsby Bend has the higher median household income ($88,317 vs $64,345 in Wells Branch). Wells Branch has the higher median home value ($368,500 vs $279,000 in Hornsby Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
Population	12,021	14,156
Median age	34.2 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,317	$64,345
Median home value	$279,000	$368,500
Median gross rent	$2,187	$1,450
Housing units	4,269	7,655
Homeownership rate	77.7%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
Population	7,694 → 12,021 (+56.2%)	12,176 → 14,156 (+16.3%)
Median household income	$61,172 → $88,317 (+44.4%)	$54,421 → $64,345 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$159,200 → $279,000 (+75.3%)	$246,600 → $368,500 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,733 → $2,187 (+26.2%)	$1,149 → $1,450 (+26.2%)

Hornsby Bend

Population

7,69412,021

Median household income

$61,172$88,317

Median home value

$159,200$279,000

Median gross rent

$1,733$2,187

Wells Branch

Population

12,17614,156

Median household income

$54,421$64,345

Median home value

$246,600$368,500

Median gross rent

$1,149$1,450

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
Under 5	8.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	10.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	17.9%	25.2%
35 to 44	19.5%	19.5%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	9.1%	8.4%
65 to 74	5.1%	5.2%
75 and over	1.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	20.7%	40.0%
Black or African American	7.4%	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	3.0%	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	65.6%	30.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
No high school diploma	20.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	15.5%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
Drove alone	66.8%	66.8%
Carpooled	12.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	23.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
1-unit, detached	94.9%	33.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	31.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	30.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hornsby Bend	Wells Branch
Poverty rate	16.1%	16.8%
Average household size	2.84	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	2010	1992