Prairie View

Population: 8,220
Median household income: $19,106
Median home value: $171,900

Prairie View, a community in Waller County, Texas, has 8,220 residents. The median household income of $19,106 is below the Waller County median ($76,135).

Between 2019 and 2023, Prairie View's population grew 23.1% from 6,678 to 8,220, while its median home value rose 2.2% from $168,200 to $171,900.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 85.0% of the population. 74.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,220
Median age: 20.9 yrs
Median household income: $19,106
Median home value: $171,900
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 1,542
Homeownership rate: 20.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.4%
Unemployment rate: 19.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6788,220

Median household income

$24,363$19,106

Median home value

$168,200$171,900

Median gross rent

$1,038$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,678	$24,363	$168,200	$1,038
2020	6,813	$16,363	$188,300	$995
2021	6,464	$16,914	$179,700	$942
2022	8,039	$19,238	$209,000	$937
2023	8,220	$19,106	$171,900	$837

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 2465.4%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 542.6%

55 to 643.5%

65 to 741.4%

75 and over1.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	119	1.4%
5 to 17	754	9.2%
18 to 24	5,375	65.4%
25 to 34	415	5.0%
35 to 44	820	10.0%
45 to 54	214	2.6%
55 to 64	285	3.5%
65 to 74	113	1.4%
75 and over	125	1.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	374	4.5%
Black or African American	6,990	85.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	253	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	567	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree36.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	221	11.2%
High school graduate	403	20.4%
Some college or associate's	492	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	722	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	134	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,085	74.9%
Carpooled	156	5.6%
Public transit	30	1.1%
Walked	285	10.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	196	7.0%
Other means	30	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	879	34.0%
15 to 29 min	710	27.5%
30 to 44 min	858	33.2%
45 to 59 min	40	1.5%
60+ min	99	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 37.3% (1,452 of 3,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	454	35.5%
Nonfamily households	826	64.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,280	83.0%
Vacant	262	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	265	20.7%
Renter-occupied	1,015	79.3%

1-unit, detached44.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units20.4%

5 to 19 units21.5%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	678	44.0%
1-unit, attached	8	0.5%
2 to 4 units	315	20.4%
5 to 19 units	332	21.5%
20 or more units	129	8.4%
Mobile home & other	80	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4859336
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.0829, -95.9771