New Braunfels, TX

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2024 Population

104,643

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.1

1.92% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.41%

17.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,021

2.53% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$339,400

7.71% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

53,900

5.17% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in New Braunfels, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.1% of the residents in New Braunfels, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in New Braunfels, TX are William Edge Institute (47 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in New Braunfels, TX was $339,400, and the homeownership rate was 65.3%.

Most people in New Braunfels, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in New Braunfels, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

New Braunfels, TX is home to a population of 105k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.3% of New Braunfels, TX residents were born outside of the country (6.59k people).

In 2024, there were 3.32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (62.7k people) in New Braunfels, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 8.05k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of New Braunfels, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New Braunfels, TX was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in New Braunfels, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Braunfels, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
62.7k ± 1.75k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18.9k ± 1.66k
White (Hispanic)
8.05k ± 1.33k

33.6%

Hispanic Population

35.2k people

33.6% of the people in New Braunfels, TX are hispanic (35.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New Braunfels, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

6.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.59k people

6.59%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.5k people

As of 2024, 6.3% of New Braunfels, TX residents (6.59k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New Braunfels, TX was 6.59%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in New Braunfels, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
3,314 ± 768
Vietnam
1,722 ± 323
Gulf War (1990s)
1,421 ± 394

New Braunfels, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.92 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in New Braunfels, TX.

Health

89.4% of the population of New Braunfels, TX has health coverage, with 50.6% on employee plans, 8.46% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 3.36% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.6%

Uninsured

50.6%

Employer Coverage

8.46%

Medicaid

11.2%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

3.36%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in New Braunfels, TX declined by 7.23% from 11.4% to 10.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in New Braunfels, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of New Braunfels, TX employs 53.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in New Braunfels, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,773 people), Retail Trade (6,593 people), and Educational Services (5,855 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,397), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,776), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,702).

Employment

Occupations

53.9k

2024 Value

± 2,448

5.17%

1 Year growth

± 6.08%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Braunfels, TX grew at a rate of 5.17%, from 51.3k employees to 53.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Braunfels, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,301 people), Management Occupations (6,255 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5,853 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Braunfels, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

53.9k

2024 Value

± 2,448

5.17%

1 Year growth

± 6.08%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Braunfels, TX grew at a rate of 5.17%, from 51.3k employees to 53.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Braunfels, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,773 people), Retail Trade (6,593 people), and Educational Services (5,855 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Braunfels, TX, though some of these residents may live in New Braunfels, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,653

Median earning men ± $2,883

$43,011

Median earning women ± $2,873

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($107,250), Public Administration ($82,601), and Wholesale Trade ($81,176).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($63,409), Construction ($61,448), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,408).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for New Braunfels, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in New Braunfels, TX awarded 47 degrees. The student population of New Braunfels, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 73 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in New Braunfels, TX are White (25 and 53.2%), Hispanic or Latino (21 and 44.7%), and Asian (1 and 2.13%).

The largest universities in New Braunfels, TX by number of degrees awarded are William Edge Institute (47 and 100%).

The most popular majors in New Braunfels, TX are General Cosmetology (22 and 46.8%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (16 and 34%), and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (9 and 19.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 73 students enrolled in New Braunfels, TX, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 32 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
16 degrees awarded
Nail Specialist & Manicurist
9 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in New Braunfels, TX was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in New Braunfels, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

William Edge Institute

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

47 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was William Edge Institute with 47 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in New Braunfels, TX, which is 0 times less than the 47 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 25 degrees mean that there were 1.19 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 21 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Braunfels, TX was $339,400 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $315,100 to $339,400, a 7.71% increase. The homeownership rate in New Braunfels, TX is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New Braunfels, TX have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Braunfels, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$339,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,975

$26,765

Median Property Taxes

±$1,346

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Braunfels, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in New Braunfels, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.3% of the housing units in New Braunfels, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New Braunfels, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$86,021

Median Household Income

± $5,404

41k

Number of Households

± 2,053

In 2024, the median household income of the 41k households in New Braunfels, TX declined from $86,021 from the previous year's value of $88,257.

The following chart displays the households in New Braunfels, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Braunfels, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.9%)
Worked At Home (15.6%)
Carpooled (10.2%)

In 2024, 71.9% of workers in New Braunfels, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.6%) and those who carpooled to work (10.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Braunfels, TX have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.44% of the workforce in New Braunfels, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in New Braunfels, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New Braunfels, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Braunfels, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Braunfels, TX (7.67k out of 104k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Braunfels, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.