Waller County, Texas
County seat: Hempstead · Population 69,858 (2025) · 513 sq mi
Waller County is the 55th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 69,858 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hempstead. It is part of the Gulf Coast region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Waller County facts
- County seat
- Hempstead
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 69,858 +23.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 513 sq mi 237th largest of 254
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 136 per sq mi
- Established
- 1873
- Named after
- Edwin Waller American politician in Texas (1800-1881)
- Largest city
- Prairie View 8,969
- Median household income
- $80,397
- Cities and towns
- 8
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48473
Cities and towns in Waller County
Waller County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Waller County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View | City | 8,969 | |
| Hempstead (county seat) | City | 7,194 | |
| Katy | City | 6,475 | Fort Bend and Harris counties |
| Brookshire | City | 6,090 | |
| Waller | City | 3,790 | Harris County |
| Pine Island | Town | 1,271 | |
| Pattison | City | 672 | |
| Houston | City | 0 | Fort Bend, Harris and Montgomery counties |
ZIP codes in Waller County
11 ZIP codes reach into Waller County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 77355 also Montgomery County
- 77363 also Grimes County
- 77423 also Fort Bend County
- 77445
- 77446
- 77447 also Harris and Montgomery counties
- 77466
- 77484 also Harris and Grimes counties
- 77493 also Harris and Fort Bend counties
- 77494 also Fort Bend and Harris counties
- 77868 also Grimes, Brazos and Washington counties
Population of Waller County, 2020–2025
Waller County grew by 13,089 people (+23.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,951 more births than deaths and a net gain of 11,165 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 57,294 |
| 2021 | 59,457 |
| 2022 | 62,110 |
| 2023 | 64,298 |
| 2024 | 66,097 |
| 2025 | 69,858 |
Neighboring counties
- Austin County southwest · 33,625 people
- Harris County east · 5,045,026 people
- Washington County northwest · 38,288 people
- Grimes County north · 34,252 people
- Fort Bend County south · 975,191 people
- Montgomery County northeast · 781,194 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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