Prairie View city, TX

Waller County, TX

2022 population: 8,039 ( 2,463 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.3 square miles
Population density: 1094.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	247	3.07%	68.0%
Black:	7,192	89.46%	47.3%
Indian:	6	0.07%	0.0%
Asian:	16	0.20%	20.0%
2+ races:	161	2.00%	76.9%
Hispanic:	417	5.19%	2.3%

Total non-White:	7,792	96.93%	43.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	100	2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,363	51.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,576
147	2.64%
4,884	87.59%
6	0.11%
20	0.36%
91	1.63%
427	7.66%
5,429	97.36%

2000
4,401
61	1.39%
4,149	94.27%
0	0.00%
19	0.43%
57	1.30%
109	2.48%
4,340	98.61%

1990
4,004
21	0.52%
3,921	97.93%
13	0.32%
0	0.00%
n/a
17	0.42%
3,983	99.48%

1980
3,993
20	0.50%
3,891	97.45%
0	0.00%
30	0.75%
n/a
46	1.15%
3,973	99.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

86	2.0
1,089	24.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

40	1.0
357	8.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1	0.0
10	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie View city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
20.6
590	7.3%
7,449	92.7%
232	2.9%

1,556
2.47

650	41.8%
276	42.5%
100	15.4%
906	58.2%

2010
Number	Percent
20.5
408	7.3%
5,168	92.7%
254	4.6%

949
2.51

397	41.8%
192	48.4%
77	19.4%
552	58.2%

2000
Number	Percent
22.2
374	8.5%
4,027	91.5%
281	6.4%

705
2.36

364	51.6%
240	65.9%
53	14.6%
341	48.4%

1990
Number	Percent
21.9
355	8.9%
3,649	91.1%
267	6.7%

606
2.54

370	61.1%
235	63.5%
38	10.3%
236	38.9%

1980
Number	Percent
22.0
360	9.0%
3,633	91.0%
122	3.1%

419
2.79

282	67.3%
242	85.8%
7	2.5%
137	32.7%

2022 Housing Data for Prairie View city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	610	39.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	210	13.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	54	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	40	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	100	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	177	11.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	1.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	80	5.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	125	8.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	49	3.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	21	1.3%
$200,000 or more	18	1.2%

Median Household Income	19,238
Per Capita Income	9,925

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	59	3.8%
Public Assistance	25	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	172	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,597	37.4%
Unemployed	688	9.9%
In Armed Forces	40	0.6%

Total Labor Force	3,325	47.9%
Not in Labor Force	3,613	52.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		62.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	509	1,036	32.9%
Non-Profit	36	68	34.6%
Self-Employed	81	16	83.5%

Local Government	109	110	49.8%
State Government	323	222	59.3%
Federal Government	214	71	75.1%

Total Private + Self	590	1,052	35.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	682	471	59.2%
Total	1,272	1,523	45.5%

Pct. Govt.	37.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	178	6.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,133	40.5%
Professional, Technical	512	18.3%
Service Occupations	605	21.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	103	3.7%
All others	367	13.1%

White Collar		65.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	986	35.3%
Educational services	627	22.4%
Accommodation and food services	249	8.9%
Health care and social assistance	194	6.9%
Public administration	182	6.5%
Construction	91	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	65	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	61	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	59	2.1%
Other services	49	1.8%
Manufacturing	43	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	41	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	1.4%
Wholesale trade	32	1.1%
Information	27	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.6%
Management	13	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.4%
Finance and insurance	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	302	3.76%
Puerto Rican	25	0.31%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	42	0.52%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	40	0.50%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	2	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	45	0.56%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	12	0.15%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	33	0.41%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	15	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,562	95.3%
Spanish	302	3.8%
Other	30	0.4%
Other Indo-European	17	0.2%
Other Asian	15	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
African	403	5.0%
American	128	1.6%
English	48	0.6%
Nigerian	45	0.6%
French	20	0.2%
Jamaican	18	0.2%
German	15	0.2%
Irish	14	0.2%
Italian	8	0.1%
Belizean	8	0.1%
French Canadian	4	0.0%
Ethiopian	4	0.0%
Somalian	4	0.0%
Bahamian	2	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,905	98.3%
Not a citizen	134	1.7%

Native	7,888	98.1%
Foreign-born	151	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
82	6.0%	30	2.2%	480	35.0%	370	27.0%	320	23.3%	90	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	82	6.0%
9-12 Years	30	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	480	35.0%
Some College	370	27.0%
Bach. Degree	320	23.3%
Grad Degree	90	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +80	D +264	R + 3.5%
D +344
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	43%	Joe Biden (D)	2,339	89.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	258	9.8%	30	1.1%	2,627	-42	-37	0.02%
2016	40%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,995	87.7%	Donald Trump (R)	178	7.8%	103	4.5%	2,276	-44	-38	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Prairie View city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,339

89.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

258

9.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,627

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -42	Diff (US): -37

2016 President, Prairie View city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,995

87.7%

Donald Trump (R)

178

7.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,276

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -44	Diff (US): -38

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie View city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	42%	Mary Hegar (D)	2,241	86.9%	John Cornyn* (R)	259	10.0%	78 [+]	3.0%	2,578	-43	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 52 (2.0%); David Collins (Green) 26 (1.0%);
2018	S1	45%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	2,467	93.7%	Ted Cruz* (R)	160	6.1%	5 [+]	0.2%	2,632	-45	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 5 (0.2%);
2018	G	44%	Lupe Valdez (D)	2,327	88.9%	Greg Abbott* (R)	269	10.3%	21 [+]	0.8%	2,617	-46	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 21 (0.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,771
Median Value	$209,000

Occupied	1,556	87.9%
Vacant	215	12.1%

Owned	279	17.9%
Rented	1,277	82.1%
Median Rent	$937

Single-Family Units	689	38.9%
Detached	683	38.6%
Attached	6	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	308	17.4%
Mobile Homes	216	12.2%

Prairie View city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie View city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Prairie View city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prairie View city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Prairie View city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prairie View city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Prairie View city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie View city, TX