Waller County, Texas
17 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 61,552
- Median household income
- $80,397
- ±5,053
- Unemployed
- 6.8%
- 2,021 of 29,810 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.8%
- 16,477 of 18,342 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Waller | 59,781 (2021) | 836 Austin St, Hempstead | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brookshire | 5,501 (2021) | Po Box 160, Brookshire | — |
| City of Hempstead | 6,028 (2021) | 1125 Austin St, Hempstead | Website |
| City of Pattison | 594 (2021) | Po Box 223, Pattison | — |
| City of Prairie View | 6,843 (2021) | Po Box 817, Prairie View | Website |
| Town of Pine Island | 1,161 (2021) | 36722 Brumlow Rd, Hempstead | — |
| Town of Waller | 2,796 (2021) | Po Box 239, Waller | Website |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookshire-Katy Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 608, Brookshire | Website |
| Waller - Harris Emergency Services District 200 | Local fire protection | 40644 Hwy 290 Business, Waller | — |
| Waller County MUD 1 | Other multi-function districts | 9 Greenway Plaza, Houston | — |
| Waller County MUD 19 | Other multi-function districts | 3200 Southwest Freeway, Houston | — |
| Waller County MUD 33 | Other multi-function districts | 3200 Southwest Freeway, Houston | — |
| Waller County MUD 37 | Other multi-function districts | 3200 Southwest Freeway, Houston | — |
| Waller County MUD 9B | Other multi-function districts | 1980 Post Oak Blvd, Houston | — |
| Willow Creek Farms MUD | Other multi-function districts | 3200 Southwest Fwy, Houston | — |
| Brookshire Municipal Water District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 1850, Brookshire | — |
| Kickapoo Fwsd of Waller County | Sewerage and water supply | 3200 Southwest Fwy, Houston | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
HEMPSTEAD ISD
School district3 schools
1440 13TH ST, Hempstead, TX, 77445
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ROYAL ISD
School district4 schools
3714 FM 359, Pattison, TX, 77466
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WALLER ISD
School district11 schools
2214 WALLER ST, Waller, TX, 77484
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Sealy Farmers Market (410 Main St. Sealy)
Farmers Market at Imperial (198 Kempner Street Sugar Land) · Downtown Rosenberg Farmer's Market (811 Third Street Rosenberg) · Fulshear Farmers' Market (Fulshear) · and 2 more
Eagle Springs Farmers Market () · Hope Farms First Wednesday Market () · Memorial Villages Farmers Market () · and 17 more
The Woodlands Farmer's Market at Gogan's Mill (7 Switchbud Place The Woodlands)
Washington on the Brazos Farmers Market () · Downtown Brenham First Fridays Farmer & Artisan Market (101-111 Baylor Street Brenham) · Burton Farmers and Artisans Market (307 North Main St. Burton) · and 1 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.