Wells Branch

Population: 14,156
Median household income: $64,345
Median home value: $368,500

Located in Travis County, Texas, Wells Branch is a community with a population of 14,156. At $64,345, its median household income sits below Travis County's $97,169.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wells Branch's population grew 16.3% from 12,176 to 14,156, while its median home value rose 49.4% from $246,600 to $368,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 40.0% of the population. 66.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,156
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,345
Median home value: $368,500
Median gross rent: $1,450
Housing units: 7,655
Homeownership rate: 28.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,17614,156

Median household income

$54,421$64,345

Median home value

$246,600$368,500

Median gross rent

$1,149$1,450

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,176	$54,421	$246,600	$1,149
2020	12,512	$56,342	$275,500	$1,154
2021	13,837	$58,583	$292,300	$1,215
2022	13,941	$59,992	$338,000	$1,384
2023	14,156	$64,345	$368,500	$1,450

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3425.2%

35 to 4419.5%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,045	7.4%
5 to 17	1,474	10.4%
18 to 24	1,160	8.2%
25 to 34	3,562	25.2%
35 to 44	2,760	19.5%
45 to 54	1,768	12.5%
55 to 64	1,188	8.4%
65 to 74	740	5.2%
75 and over	459	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,659	40.0%
Black or African American	2,584	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	1,017	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	59	0.4%
Two or more races	549	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,274	30.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	470	4.5%
High school graduate	2,196	21.0%
Some college or associate's	2,862	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,355	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,594	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,966	66.8%
Carpooled	707	7.9%
Public transit	34	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,052	23.0%
Other means	169	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,542	22.4%
15 to 29 min	3,393	49.3%
30 to 44 min	1,362	19.8%
45 to 59 min	478	7.0%
60+ min	101	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 16.8% (2,384 of 14,156)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,584	49.7%
Nonfamily households	3,625	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,209	94.2%
Vacant	446	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,083	28.9%
Renter-occupied	5,126	71.1%

1-unit, detached33.2%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units31.6%

20 or more units30.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,542	33.2%
1-unit, attached	122	1.6%
2 to 4 units	276	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2,418	31.6%
20 or more units	2,297	30.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4877196
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.4435, -97.6800