Anderson County vs Waller County

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

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

Waller County has the higher population (59,455 vs 57,825 in Anderson County). Waller County has the higher median household income ($76,135 vs $58,846 in Anderson County). Waller County has the higher median home value ($292,000 vs $173,400 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Waller County
Population	57,825	59,455
Median age	39.5 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,846	$76,135
Median home value	$173,400	$292,000
Median gross rent	$1,006	$1,210
Housing units	20,474	19,946
Homeownership rate	70.0%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Waller County
Population	57,810 → 57,825 (+0.0%)	51,832 → 59,455 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$43,455 → $58,846 (+35.4%)	$59,642 → $76,135 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$101,900 → $173,400 (+70.2%)	$197,400 → $292,000 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,006 (+30.6%)	$937 → $1,210 (+29.1%)

Anderson County

Population

57,81057,825

Median household income

$43,455$58,846

Median home value

$101,900$173,400

Median gross rent

$770$1,006

Waller County

Population

51,83259,455

Median household income

$59,642$76,135

Median home value

$197,400$292,000

Median gross rent

$937$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Waller County
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	18.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.4%
75 and over	6.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Waller County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	38.8%
Black or African American	18.2%	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Waller County
No high school diploma	14.0%	16.1%
High school graduate	38.0%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Waller County
Drove alone	83.2%	78.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	10.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Waller County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Waller County
Poverty rate	17.1%	13.5%
Average household size	2.72	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1984	1997