Niederwald

Population: 1,089
Median household income: $49,625
Median home value: $204,300

Niederwald, a community in Hays County, Texas, has 1,089 residents. At $49,625, its median household income sits below Hays County's $85,827.

From 2019 to 2023, Niederwald's population grew 89.1% from 576 to 1,089, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $138,500 to $204,300.

20.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2000.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,089
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,625
Median home value: $204,300
Median gross rent: $1,371
Housing units: 363
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5761,089

Median household income

$57,500$49,625

Median home value

$138,500$204,300

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,371

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	576	$57,500	$138,500	$1,038
2020	652	$61,429	$130,200	$1,000
2021	762	$62,292	$158,200	$1,071
2022	911	$48,636	$193,800	$1,364
2023	1,089	$49,625	$204,300	$1,371

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

Age distribution

Under 513.3%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3429.8%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 645.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	13.3%
5 to 17	118	10.8%
18 to 24	75	6.9%
25 to 34	325	29.8%
35 to 44	110	10.1%
45 to 54	103	9.5%
55 to 64	62	5.7%
65 to 74	97	8.9%
75 and over	54	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	226	20.8%
Black or African American	31	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	821	75.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	133	17.7%
High school graduate	363	48.3%
Some college or associate's	153	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	93	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone91.0%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	485	91.0%
Carpooled	18	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	5.3%
Other means	2	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	12.3%
15 to 29 min	212	42.0%
30 to 44 min	91	18.0%
45 to 59 min	45	8.9%
60+ min	95	18.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 25.0% (269 of 1,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	53.4%
Nonfamily households	165	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	354	97.5%
Vacant	9	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	197	55.6%
Renter-occupied	157	44.4%

1-unit, detached20.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units32.0%

Mobile home & other47.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75	20.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	116	32.0%
Mobile home & other	172	47.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4851492
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.9942, -97.7757