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Waskom, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Waskom is a Census city of 2,084 people across 2.68 square miles of land, in Harrison County. Median household income is $55,781, 74.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $300,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Waskom
What Waskom is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.68 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land777 plus or minus 213
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarrison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waskom
How many people live in Waskom
- Population2,084 plus or minus 570
- Median age36.2 plus or minus 7.9
- Population under 18513 plus or minus 164
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over356 plus or minus 123
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households735 plus or minus 164
- Family households523 plus or minus 133
- Share of households that are families71.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waskom
Income and work in Waskom
- Median household income$55,781 plus or minus $21,810
- Per capita income$24,782
- Civilian labor force850 plus or minus 290
- Employed818 plus or minus 272
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,371 plus or minus 360
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.7 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Waskom
- Housing units838 plus or minus 169
- Occupied units735 plus or minus 164
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied545 plus or minus 142
- Renter occupied190 plus or minus 98
- Ownership rate74.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$928
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units471 plus or minus 130
- Share single family56.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more74 plus or minus 54
- Share in buildings of two or more8.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes293 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Waskom gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute770 plus or minus 265
- Commuting under 15 minutes255 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more412 plus or minus 167
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.5 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled15.9 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waskom
SBA loans in Waskom (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$300,000
- Average approval$300,000
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$300,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waskom, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Waskom
Flood risk in Waskom
- NFIP communityCity of Waskom
- NFIP community number480850
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/14(M)
The City of Waskom participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480850 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Harrison County, not Waskom
Harrison County context, not Waskom figures
- Establishments in Harrison County1,402
- Covered employment, Harrison County21,545
- Average annual pay, Harrison County$62,209
- Housing units permitted, Harrison County53
Every figure in this section is published for Harrison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Waskom.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Waskom questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waskom, Texas?
2,084, in 735 households. Waskom city covers 2.68 square miles of land, which is 777 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waskom in?
Harrison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waskom?
$55,781. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,000. Median gross rent is $928 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Waskom businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $300,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waskom, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Waskom borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Waskom. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Waskom in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Waskom appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Waskom, city of, community 480850, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Waskom figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harrison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waskom.
Is zoning published for Waskom?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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