West

Population: 2,571
Median household income: $52,292
Median home value: $164,700

West, a community in McLennan County, Texas, has 2,571 residents. At $52,292, its median household income sits below McLennan County's $63,888.

Between 2019 and 2023, West's population declined 10.1% from 2,860 to 2,571, while its median home value rose 57.5% from $104,600 to $164,700.

86.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,571
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,292
Median home value: $164,700
Median gross rent: $929
Housing units: 971
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8602,571

Median household income

$47,174$52,292

Median home value

$104,600$164,700

Median gross rent

$895$929

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,860	$47,174	$104,600	$895
2020	2,879	$49,955	$116,300	$919
2021	2,557	$49,494	$122,300	$934
2022	2,577	$51,875	$151,900	$898
2023	2,571	$52,292	$164,700	$929

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	201	7.8%
5 to 17	486	18.9%
18 to 24	273	10.6%
25 to 34	271	10.5%
35 to 44	339	13.2%
45 to 54	148	5.8%
55 to 64	299	11.6%
65 to 74	250	9.7%
75 and over	304	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,745	67.9%
Black or African American	67	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	103	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	647	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	290	18.0%
High school graduate	563	34.9%
Some college or associate's	452	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	180	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	126	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	843	77.6%
Carpooled	85	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	10.3%
Other means	9	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	310	31.8%
15 to 29 min	298	30.6%
30 to 44 min	238	24.4%
45 to 59 min	34	3.5%
60+ min	94	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 14.6% (346 of 2,368)

	Count	Share
Family households	575	61.0%
Nonfamily households	367	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	942	97.0%
Vacant	29	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	598	63.5%
Renter-occupied	344	36.5%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	838	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	103	10.6%
5 to 19 units	9	0.9%
20 or more units	17	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4877332
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.8031, -97.0946