Wimberley

Population: 2,873
Median household income: $78,351
Median home value: $492,700

Wimberley, a community in Hays County, Texas, has 2,873 residents. At $78,351, its median household income sits below Hays County's $85,827.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wimberley's population declined 5.4% from 3,037 to 2,873, while its median home value rose 71.0% from $288,200 to $492,700.

5.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.16 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,873
Median age: 56.4 yrs
Median household income: $78,351
Median home value: $492,700
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 1,443
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0372,873

Median household income

$64,141$78,351

Median home value

$288,200$492,700

Median gross rent

$795$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,037	$64,141	$288,200	$795
2020	3,168	$66,540	$372,200	$637
2021	2,837	$70,644	$415,200	$648
2022	2,858	$92,868	$478,500	$697
2023	2,873	$78,351	$492,700	$946

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6425.2%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	0.4%
5 to 17	289	10.1%
18 to 24	305	10.6%
25 to 34	261	9.1%
35 to 44	218	7.6%
45 to 54	297	10.3%
55 to 64	723	25.2%
65 to 74	356	12.4%
75 and over	412	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,518	87.6%
Black or African American	9	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	299	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree19.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	4.9%
High school graduate	400	17.6%
Some college or associate's	661	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	663	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	431	19.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,050	79.0%
Carpooled	36	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	231	17.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	468	42.6%
15 to 29 min	280	25.5%
30 to 44 min	234	21.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	116	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 5.8% (158 of 2,718)

	Count	Share
Family households	787	61.0%
Nonfamily households	503	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,290	89.4%
Vacant	153	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	869	67.4%
Renter-occupied	421	32.6%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,194	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22	1.5%
5 to 19 units	167	11.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4879624
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.9848, -98.0906