Hempstead vs Waller

A side-by-side comparison of Hempstead and Waller: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hempstead has the higher population (5,899 vs 3,062 in Waller). Hempstead has the higher median household income ($58,288 vs $37,163 in Waller). Hempstead has the higher median home value ($145,700 vs $115,100 in Waller).

Population, income & housing

	Hempstead	Waller
Population	5,899	3,062
Median age	27.2 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,288	$37,163
Median home value	$145,700	$115,100
Median gross rent	$1,282	$1,022
Housing units	2,061	1,300
Homeownership rate	33.4%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hempstead	Waller
Population	7,691 → 5,899 (-23.3%)	3,124 → 3,062 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$35,688 → $58,288 (+63.3%)	$36,834 → $37,163 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$110,900 → $145,700 (+31.4%)	$124,400 → $115,100 (-7.5%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,282 (+46.5%)	$935 → $1,022 (+9.3%)

Hempstead

Population

7,6915,899

Median household income

$35,688$58,288

Median home value

$110,900$145,700

Median gross rent

$875$1,282

Waller

Population

3,1243,062

Median household income

$36,834$37,163

Median home value

$124,400$115,100

Median gross rent

$935$1,022

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hempstead	Waller
Under 5	8.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	14.5%
18 to 24	12.3%	25.2%
25 to 34	20.3%	23.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	8.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	8.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	3.2%
75 and over	2.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hempstead	Waller
White (non-Hispanic)	12.3%	46.3%
Black or African American	51.3%	29.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	35.6%	23.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hempstead	Waller
No high school diploma	20.4%	9.9%
High school graduate	39.2%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hempstead	Waller
Drove alone	91.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	0.7%	1.8%
Other means	0.3%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hempstead	Waller
1-unit, detached	38.8%	34.6%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	32.4%
5 to 19 units	30.3%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Hempstead	Waller
Poverty rate	14.1%	24.0%
Average household size	3.06	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1988	1987