How many people live in Waller County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 65,100 people living in Waller County, TX. That makes Waller County the 58th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.21% of people living in the state.
65.1K
population of Waller County, TX (2024)
0.21%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 65,100 people lived in Waller County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Waller County, TX’s age demographics?
About 7,800 Waller County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 15,500 Waller County residents, or 23.8% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Waller County, TX's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Waller County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 34.5% of the Waller County population, higher than the national share of 20%. Waller County also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.7%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Waller County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 37.4%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 2.7% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Waller County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Waller County, TX is Prairie View with about 8,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Waller County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prairie View | 8,662 |
| 2. | Hempstead | 6,658 |
| 3. | Katy (pt.) | 5,984 |
| 4. | Brookshire | 5,782 |
| 5. | Waller (pt.) | 2,828 |
| 6. | Pine Island | 1,183 |
| 7. | Pattison | 628 |
| 8. | Houston (pt.) | |
| 9. | Balance of Waller County | 33,384 |
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