Ben Wheeler vs Grand Saline

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

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

Grand Saline has the higher population (3,166 vs 1,793 in Ben Wheeler). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $50,568 in Grand Saline). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $116,200 in Grand Saline).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
Population	1,793	3,166
Median age	29.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$50,568
Median home value	$258,600	$116,200
Median gross rent	—	$927
Housing units	462	1,306
Homeownership rate	73.8%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	3,115 → 3,166 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$33,542 → $50,568 (+50.8%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$71,900 → $116,200 (+61.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$701 → $927 (+32.2%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Grand Saline

Population

3,1153,166

Median household income

$33,542$50,568

Median home value

$71,900$116,200

Median gross rent

$701$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
Under 5	0.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	32.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	3.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	3.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	18.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.7%
75 and over	0.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	70.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
No high school diploma	16.9%	30.8%
High school graduate	18.5%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
Drove alone	70.5%	70.8%
Carpooled	23.0%	21.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
1-unit, detached	82.3%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Grand Saline
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.0%
Average household size	3.88	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	55	23
Median year structure built	2002	1971