Ben Wheeler vs Callender Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Ben Wheeler and Callender Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Ben Wheeler and Callender Lake are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ben Wheeler has the higher population (1,793 vs 926 in Callender Lake). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $43,250 in Callender Lake). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $152,700 in Callender Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
Population	1,793	926
Median age	29.3 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$43,250
Median home value	$258,600	$152,700
Housing units	462	801
Homeownership rate	73.8%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	1,023 → 926 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$51,353 → $43,250 (-15.8%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$112,200 → $152,700 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$682 → $927 (+35.9%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Callender Lake

Population

1,023926

Median household income

$51,353$43,250

Median home value

$112,200$152,700

Median gross rent

$682$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
Under 5	0.4%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	19.7%
25 to 34	32.1%	13.6%
35 to 44	3.8%	4.8%
45 to 54	3.4%	7.6%
55 to 64	18.8%	20.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	15.4%
75 and over	0.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	73.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	26.2%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
No high school diploma	16.9%	2.4%
High school graduate	18.5%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
Drove alone	70.5%	70.2%
Carpooled	23.0%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
1-unit, detached	82.3%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Callender Lake
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.7%
Average household size	3.88	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	55	40
Median year structure built	2002	1995