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Population (year 2000): 947. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,009 (+6.5% change)
Males: 489 (51.6%), Females: 458 (48.4%)
Gonzales County
Zip code:
78959
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $22,381 (year 2000)
Median house value: $24,500 (year 2000)
Races in Waelder:
- Hispanic (60.5%)
- Black (24.5%)
- Other race (23.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (14.3%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (7.8%), French (3.1%), United
States (3.0%), English (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 380 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waelder
- High school or higher: 43.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waelder city
- Never married: 34.5%
- Now married: 45.5%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 8.3%
15.5% Foreign born (15.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +206 (+27.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waelder:
- GONZALES WARM SPRINGS REHAB HOSPITAL (about 17
miles; GONZALES, TX)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GONZALES, TX)
- SMITHVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waelder:
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 43 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 64 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 82 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
ID: SAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waelder:
- GONZALES MUNI (about 17 miles; GONZALES, TX; ID:
T20)
- SMITHVILLE CRAWFORD MUNI (about 24 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TX; ID: 84R)
- THE CARTER MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; LULING, TX; ID:
T91)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waelder:
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)
- SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 51 miles;
AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 65 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 71 miles; BRENHAM, TX; FT
enrollment: 8,448)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 82 miles;
SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
Public primary/middle schools in Waelder:
- WAELDER H S (Students: 132; Location: 109 N
AVE C; Grades: 06 - 12)
- WAELDER EL (Students: 127; Location: 109 N
AVE C; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Waelder:
- WAELDER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$12,831; Location: 310 N AVENUE E; 8,600 books; 100
audio materials; 364 video materials; 10 serial
subscriptions)
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