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Wells Branch, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Wells Branch, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

14,156

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,656

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+15.8% since 2018

Wells Branch added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,038 (44.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,175 (16.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,012 (14.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,172 (8.7%)
  • Asian Alone1,044 (7.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races927 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,159
  2. 2.Other Indo-European606
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island399
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)175
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)139

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

73.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

963

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$47,933

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,930
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care1,543
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,172
  4. 4.Manufacturing912
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation693

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,632
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,585
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,045
  4. 4.Service Occupations741
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations367

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.73×)1,930
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.47×)248
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.31×)273
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.21×)638
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$368,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,450/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999950 (45.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999426 (20.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999279 (13.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999176 (8.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99985 (4.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99936 (1.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

47.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

78.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,943

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,966 (66.8%)
  • Worked at Home2,052 (23.0%)
  • Carpooled707 (7.9%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other169 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit34 (0.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.