Population: 1,172. Estimated population in July 2020: 1,271 (+8.4% change)
Males: 573 (48.9%), Females: 599 (51.1%)
Austin County
Zip code: 77485
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $36,328
Median house value: $62,100
Races in Wallis:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.7%)
- Hispanic (23.4%)
- Black (13.7%)
- Other race (10.9%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Czech (23.2%), German (18.6%), United States (9.0%), Irish (6.3%), French (3.9%), Polish (3.2%).
Elevation: 131 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Wallis
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wallis city
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 9.5%
4.0% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +106 (+9.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wallis:
- RICE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX)
- MEMORIAL HERMANN KATY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; KATY, TX)
- POLLY RYON HOSP AUTHORITY (about 23 miles; RICHMOND, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wallis:
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 56 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: HOU)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 56 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: IAH)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 56 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; Abbreviation: LBX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wallis:
- WARD AIRPARK (about 13 miles; BEASLEY, TX; Abbreviation: 5T0)
- HAPPY LANDINGS (about 16 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: 2H5)
- MIKESKA FIELD (about 17 miles; BROOKSHIRE, TX; Abbreviation: 12R)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wallis:
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,823)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,158)
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BRENHAM, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,448)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 46 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,140)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 46 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,595)
Schools
Public high school in Wallis:
- BRAZOS H S (Students: 269; Location: 6815 GUYLER ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wallis:
- BRAZOS EL (Students: 375; Location: 6815 GUYLER ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- BRAZOS MIDDLE (Students: 215; Location: 6815 GUYLER ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Wallis:
- AUSTIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $100,783; Location: 6730 RAILROAD ST; 22,531 books; 398 audio materials; 1,469 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)