Wild Peach Village, Texas Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 9:13 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Wild Peach Village is a Census-designated place in Brazoria County, Texas, with a population of 1,924. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 72.80% of residents identify as white, 7.80% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.80% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.20% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.40% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Ancestry

Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Wild Peach Village include Irish, American, English, German, and Swedish. Measured by location quotient — comparing the Census-designated place share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in Census-designated place are Swedish, Czech, and American.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 98.60% of Wild Peach Village residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 1.40% of the population that is foreign-born, 51.90% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Age

The population of Wild Peach Village is older than the United States as a whole. The median age is 43.9 years, 6.0 years more than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 18.60% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Wild Peach Village, 43.40% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 9.10% of households are occupied by single male householders, 16.70% by single female householders, and 30.80% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 87.10% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Texas and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Wild Peach Village, 99.3% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 86% of the 5 and older population across Texas only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Wild Peach Village are slightly less likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 45.5% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across Texas as a whole, 49% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is more common in Wild Peach Village than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 12.9% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In Texas, 10.6% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 27.9% of Wild Peach Village residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Wild Peach Village, 10.7% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 7.2% of the civilian population in all of Texas.

Educational attainment

In Wild Peach Village, adults are slightly more likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, but are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Wild Peach Village residents 25 and older, 88.20% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 13.00% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across Texas, 83.2% of adults have graduated high school, and 29.3 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Wild Peach Village earns $47,255 a year, about $13,000 less than the national median of $60,293 and $12,300 less than the median household income across the state of $59,570.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is less common in Wild Peach Village than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 8.60%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 15.5% of the population lives below the poverty line.

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