Ben Wheeler vs Van

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

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

Van has the higher population (2,751 vs 1,793 in Ben Wheeler). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $68,267 in Van). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $167,900 in Van).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Van
Population	1,793	2,751
Median age	29.3 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$68,267
Median home value	$258,600	$167,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,077
Housing units	462	1,105
Homeownership rate	73.8%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Van
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	2,669 → 2,751 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$53,018 → $68,267 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$115,200 → $167,900 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$765 → $1,077 (+40.8%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Van

Population

2,6692,751

Median household income

$53,018$68,267

Median home value

$115,200$167,900

Median gross rent

$765$1,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Van
Under 5	0.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.6%	26.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	32.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	3.8%	15.8%
45 to 54	3.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	18.8%	7.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.7%
75 and over	0.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Van
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	81.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Van
No high school diploma	16.9%	8.5%
High school graduate	18.5%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Van
Drove alone	70.5%	71.3%
Carpooled	23.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Van
1-unit, detached	82.3%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Van
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.8%
Average household size	3.88	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	55	31
Median year structure built	2002	1978