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New Waverly, Texas: commercial real estate data.
New Waverly is a Census city of 955 people across 2.21 square miles of land, in Walker County. Median household income is $48,137, 49.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $983,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Waverly
What New Waverly is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.21 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land433 plus or minus 165
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalker 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.
New Waverly
How many people live in New Waverly
- Population955 plus or minus 364
- Median age31.9 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 18269 plus or minus 106
- Share under 1828.2 percent
- Population 65 and over107 plus or minus 81
- Share 65 and over11.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Households308 plus or minus 110
- Family households199 plus or minus 79
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Waverly
Income and work in New Waverly
- Median household income$48,137 plus or minus $15,373
- Per capita income$23,379 plus or minus $8,134
- Civilian labor force334 plus or minus 176
- Employed300 plus or minus 166
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate10.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over655 plus or minus 273
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent plus or minus 49.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Waverly
Housing in New Waverly
- Housing units447 plus or minus 131
- Occupied units308 plus or minus 110
- Vacant units139 plus or minus 62
- Vacancy rate31.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Owner occupied152 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied156 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate49.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,500 plus or minus $120,950
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,245 plus or minus $373
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.0 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Single family units266 plus or minus 81
- Share single family59.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more60 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more13.4 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Mobile homes121 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Waverly
How New Waverly gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute287 plus or minus 166
- Commuting under 15 minutes27 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.4 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more191 plus or minus 119
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more66.6 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Waverly
SBA loans in New Waverly (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$983,800
- Average approval$327,933
- Median approval$60,000
- Largest approval$903,800
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval0.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Waverly, 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.
New Waverly
Flood risk in New Waverly
- NFIP communityCity of New Waverly
- NFIP community number481043
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11(M)
The City of New Waverly participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481043 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.
Walker County, not New Waverly
Walker County context, not New Waverly figures
- Establishments in Walker County1,113
- Covered employment, Walker County26,314
- Average annual pay, Walker County$52,613
- Housing units permitted, Walker County829
Every figure in this section is published for Walker County as a whole and is not a measurement of New Waverly.
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
New Waverly questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Waverly, Texas?
955, in 308 households. New Waverly city covers 2.21 square miles of land, which is 433 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Waverly in?
Walker 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 New Waverly?
$48,137. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,500. Median gross rent is $1,245 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New Waverly businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $983,800 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $60,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Waverly, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Waverly borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Waverly. 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 New Waverly in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. New Waverly appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as New Waverly, city of, community 481043, 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 New Waverly figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Walker 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 New Waverly.
Is zoning published for New Waverly?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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