Ben Wheeler vs Myrtle Springs

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

Ben Wheeler and Myrtle Springs 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 717 in Myrtle Springs). Myrtle Springs has the higher median home value ($319,700 vs $258,600 in Ben Wheeler). Since 2019, Myrtle Springs's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -10.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Myrtle Springs
Population	1,793	717
Median age	29.3 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	—
Median home value	$258,600	$319,700
Housing units	462	384
Homeownership rate	73.8%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Myrtle Springs
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	563 → 717 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$52,708 → $41,170 (-21.9%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$212,500 → $319,700 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$711 → $868 (+22.1%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Myrtle Springs

Population

563717

Median household income

$52,708$41,170

Median home value

$212,500$319,700

Median gross rent

$711$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Myrtle Springs
Under 5	0.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.6%	26.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	32.1%	15.3%
35 to 44	3.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	3.4%	17.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	5.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.6%
75 and over	0.0%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Myrtle Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	Myrtle Springs
No high school diploma	16.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.5%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	40.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Myrtle Springs
Drove alone	70.5%	92.7%
Carpooled	23.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Myrtle Springs
1-unit, detached	82.3%	82.0%
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%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Myrtle Springs
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.8%
Average household size	3.88	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	55	17
Median year structure built	2002	1995