Van Zandt County vs Waller County

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

Van Zandt 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.

Van Zandt County has the higher population (61,323 vs 59,455 in Waller County). Waller County has the higher median household income ($76,135 vs $68,274 in Van Zandt County). Waller County has the higher median home value ($292,000 vs $199,500 in Van Zandt County).

Population, income & housing

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
Population	61,323	59,455
Median age	42.1 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,274	$76,135
Median home value	$199,500	$292,000
Median gross rent	$1,010	$1,210
Housing units	25,708	19,946
Homeownership rate	80.9%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
Population	55,103 → 61,323 (+11.3%)	51,832 → 59,455 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$54,654 → $68,274 (+24.9%)	$59,642 → $76,135 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $199,500 (+50.8%)	$197,400 → $292,000 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,010 (+20.8%)	$937 → $1,210 (+29.1%)

Van Zandt County

Population

55,10361,323

Median household income

$54,654$68,274

Median home value

$132,300$199,500

Median gross rent

$836$1,010

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)

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
Under 5	5.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	18.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	7.4%
75 and over	8.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	38.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
No high school diploma	12.7%	16.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
Drove alone	77.8%	78.5%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	10.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	21.8%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Van Zandt County	Waller County
Poverty rate	11.5%	13.5%
Average household size	2.69	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1991	1997