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75754

Ben Wheeler, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
7,841
Median household income
$69,815
People below poverty
7.8%
Median home value
$268,300

Income

The median income of households in 75754 was $69,815. An estimated 1.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.9
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 13.4
$25,000 to $34,999 10.8
$35,000 to $49,999 13
$50,000 to $74,999 12.5
$75,000 to $99,999 9.5
$100,000 to $149,999 18.2
$150,000 to $199,999 12.5
$200,000 or more 6.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 80857
Female 35417

An estimated 74.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,798. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.6
Social Security 42.3
Retirement income 30.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.2

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 63% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 75754 in 2020-2024, 80.3% had health insurance coverage and 19.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.1% and public coverage was 37.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 20.4%.


In 2020-2024, 75754 had a total population of 7,841 - 4,088 (52.1%) females and 3,753 (47.9%) males. The median age was 47.3 years. An estimated 19.8% of the population was under 18 years, 28% was 19 to 44 years, 25.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 75754 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 167 110
5 to 9 240 349
10 to 14 126 267
15 to 19 103 259
20 to 24 222 191
25 to 29 516 250
30 to 34 167 343
35 to 39 48 195
40 to 44 122 140
45 to 49 113 140
50 to 54 129 156
55 to 59 501 317
60 to 64 258 356
65 to 69 349 430
70 to 74 456 294
75 to 79 149 212
80 to 84 51 50
85 and over 36 29

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 77.7% were White; 6.9% were Black or African American; 11.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.7% were Asian; 2.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 14.8% of the people in 75754 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 75.6% of the people in 75754 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,798 households in 75754. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.7% of the households in 75754 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.4% of all households, while 13% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.7% of all households.

In 75754, 22.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.7
Cohabiting Couples 4.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.8% of males and 48.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.1 29.3
Now married, except separated 58.8 48.8
Separated 0.7 1.2
Widowed 2.8 12.5
Divorced 12.6 8.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 75754, 380 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 21.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.2% of the people living in 75754 were U.S. natives. 67% of the 75754 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.8% of 75754 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 10.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 75754 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 75754.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 87.3
Asia 9.8
Europe 2.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 75754 in 2020-2024, 8.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.7% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 75754 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.2
Different house, same county 1.3
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 75754 was 1,545 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 219 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,013. College or graduate school enrollment was 313.

Educational Attainment of People in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.3
High school diploma or equivalency 27.1
Some college, no degree 27.3
Associate's degree 13.7
Bachelor's degree 10.6
Graduate or professional degree 8

Disability

In 75754, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 13% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 75754, 49.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 17.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,329 72.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 306 9.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 554 17.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 75754 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8.8
Construction 17
Manufacturing 14
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 7.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 14
Other Services, except public administration 7.5
Public administration 1.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 75754 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,193 37.3
Service occupations 449 14
Sales and office occupations 519 16.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 796 24.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 239 7.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.4% of 75754 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 37.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 14.6

In 2020-2024, 75754 had a total of 3,009 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.3
Mobile homes 24
Boat, RV, van, etc 2.5

24.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 75754 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 75.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 75754 had 2,798 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 211 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.7% while renters occupied 18.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.73 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.13.

2.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.5% and another 28.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 75754:

House Heating Fuel Used in 75754 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.1
Electricity 75.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 2.7
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 75754 was $268,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.9 % had a mortgage. 60.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,773 and for owners without a mortgage it was $586.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 75754 was $1,093. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.