Ben Wheeler vs Wills Point

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

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

Wills Point has the higher population (3,848 vs 1,793 in Ben Wheeler). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $66,144 in Wills Point). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $120,100 in Wills Point).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
Population	1,793	3,848
Median age	29.3 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$66,144
Median home value	$258,600	$120,100
Median gross rent	—	$898
Housing units	462	1,511
Homeownership rate	73.8%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	3,577 → 3,848 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$33,555 → $66,144 (+97.1%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$87,200 → $120,100 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$753 → $898 (+19.3%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Wills Point

Population

3,5773,848

Median household income

$33,555$66,144

Median home value

$87,200$120,100

Median gross rent

$753$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
Under 5	0.4%	11.2%
5 to 17	21.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	32.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	3.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	3.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	18.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.7%
75 and over	0.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	63.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.5%
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%	2.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
No high school diploma	16.9%	23.9%
High school graduate	18.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
Drove alone	70.5%	75.6%
Carpooled	23.0%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
1-unit, detached	82.3%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Wills Point
Poverty rate	0.0%	24.2%
Average household size	3.88	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	55	32
Median year structure built	2002	1975