New Braunfels

Population: 98,700
Median household income: $88,257
Median home value: $315,100

Located in Comal County, Texas, New Braunfels is a community with a population of 98,700. The median household income of $88,257 is below the Comal County median ($99,015).

From 2019 to 2023, New Braunfels's population grew 24.2% from 79,438 to 98,700, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $219,200 to $315,100.

68.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2005.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 98,700
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $88,257
Median home value: $315,100
Median gross rent: $1,536
Housing units: 41,814
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

79,43898,700

Median household income

$71,044$88,257

Median home value

$219,200$315,100

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,536

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	79,438	$71,044	$219,200	$1,183
2020	84,622	$71,274	$237,900	$1,217
2021	87,549	$76,890	$244,800	$1,310
2022	92,993	$85,827	$290,800	$1,426
2023	98,700	$88,257	$315,100	$1,536

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,966	6.0%
5 to 17	17,589	17.8%
18 to 24	8,730	8.8%
25 to 34	15,324	15.5%
35 to 44	14,437	14.6%
45 to 54	12,883	13.1%
55 to 64	9,884	10.0%
65 to 74	7,836	7.9%
75 and over	6,051	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,384	60.2%
Black or African American	2,119	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.0%
Asian	1,006	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	279	0.3%
Two or more races	2,433	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33,455	33.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,935	7.4%
High school graduate	15,607	23.5%
Some college or associate's	20,256	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	18,181	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,436	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,416	73.7%
Carpooled	4,866	9.6%
Public transit	52	0.1%
Walked	470	0.9%
Bicycle	299	0.6%
Worked from home	7,298	14.4%
Other means	349	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,004	32.2%
15 to 29 min	13,981	32.2%
30 to 44 min	7,086	16.3%
45 to 59 min	3,926	9.0%
60+ min	4,455	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 6.3% (6,160 of 97,693)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,592	66.5%
Nonfamily households	12,891	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,483	92.0%
Vacant	3,331	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,095	65.2%
Renter-occupied	13,388	34.8%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units12.0%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,703	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1,318	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1,552	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3,325	8.0%
20 or more units	5,017	12.0%
Mobile home & other	1,899	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4850820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 29.6993, -98.1151