Ben Wheeler vs Fruitvale

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

Ben Wheeler and Fruitvale 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 454 in Fruitvale). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $53,750 in Fruitvale). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $179,100 in Fruitvale).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
Population	1,793	454
Median age	29.3 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$53,750
Median home value	$258,600	$179,100
Median gross rent	—	$663
Housing units	462	240
Homeownership rate	73.8%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	540 → 454 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$39,063 → $53,750 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$119,100 → $179,100 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$739 → $663 (-10.3%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Fruitvale

Population

540454

Median household income

$39,063$53,750

Median home value

$119,100$179,100

Median gross rent

$739$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
Under 5	0.4%	3.5%
5 to 17	21.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.2%
25 to 34	32.1%	6.4%
35 to 44	3.8%	7.9%
45 to 54	3.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	18.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	20.5%
75 and over	0.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	81.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
No high school diploma	16.9%	30.5%
High school graduate	18.5%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
Drove alone	70.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	23.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	3.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
1-unit, detached	82.3%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	15.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Fruitvale
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.6%
Average household size	3.88	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	55	34
Median year structure built	2002	1969