Texas · Census place 77332
West, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of West, Texas (West, TX — Census place “West city”) is 2,571 residents, ranking #642 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $52,292, the median home is worth $164,700 and median gross rent runs $929 a month. Looking for the West Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve West, TX: 76691.
- Population
- 2,571West city residents
- Median household income
- $52,292Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $164,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $929Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
West ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps West.
The West TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in West city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
West city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
West city is a small town in Texas, with 2,571 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #642 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in West city earn a median of $52,292 a year, 33.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 19% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 14.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in West city is valued at $164,700, 45.7% below the national figure and 8% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $929 a month, 33.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,148 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of West city?
- West city has 2,571 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #642 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in West city?
- Median household income in West city is $52,292 a year, 33.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in West city?
- Median gross rent is $929 a month and the median home value is $164,700, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
- Is West city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so West city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this West city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.