Wake Village, TX

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Wake Village, Texas

Wake Village, Texas, in Bowie county, is 65 miles N of Shreveport, Louisiana (center to center) and 162 miles E of Dallas, Texas. The city is conveniently located inside the Texarkana metropolitan area. There are an estimated 5,129 people in Wake Village.

The People and Families of Wake Village

In Wake Village, about 63% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wake Village had a median family income of $47,474. It's worth mentioning that smart, educated people feel at home in Wake Village.

Political Inclinations

Party contributions tended to flow to the Democratic team.

Crime and Safety

The low crime rate is a boost to quality of living and housing values in the city.

Wake Village Housing

Approximately 75% of housing in Wake Village is owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Wake Village, 97% of commuters drive to work. There just aren't a lot of public transporation users in the city. The commute to work is less of a chore in Wake Village than other cities.

High Points

Wake Village strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Texas):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Low Violent Crime (vs. State)	Top 16%
College Educated Adults (vs. State)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Wake Village, TX

Comparing Wake Village to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Texas (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	65 miles N of Shreveport, Louisiana (center to center)
Nearest Large City	162 miles E of Dallas, Texas
County	Bowie
Metro Area	Texarkana
Standard Zip Codes	75501
Phone Area Codes	903
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	33.427
Longitude	-94.105

Station	TEXARKANA
Distance	1.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 53 F
Apr Temp	50 to 75 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	52 to 77 F
Annual Precip	51.2 inches

Station	TEXARKANA WEBB FIELD
Distance	6.3 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 53 F
Apr Temp	54 to 75 F
Jul Temp	73 to 93 F
Oct Temp	55 to 77 F
Annual Precip	47.3 inches

Station	OKAY
Distance	25.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 54 F
Apr Temp	52 to 76 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	53 to 77 F
Annual Precip	50.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,129	100%
Male	2,439	47.6%
Female	2,690	52.4%
Under 18	1,321	25.8%
18+	3,808	74.2%
65+	669	13%
Median Age	36.3
Average Family Size	2.94
White	4,245	82.8%
African-American	728	14.2%
Asian	24	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	47	0.9%
Other	49	1%
Mixed Race	34	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	163	3.2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,226
Growth	97
Growth %	1.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	26.1%
US/American	24%
English	15.8%
Irish	11.2%
German	7.7%
Scotch-Irish	3.4%
French (except Basque)	2.8%
Italian	2.6%
African	1.3%
European	0.8%
Scottish	0.7%
Norwegian	0.7%
Danish	0.6%
Dutch	0.5%
Dutch West Indian	0.4%
Nigerian	0.4%
French Canadian	0.4%
Polish	0.3%
Welsh	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Wake Village	5,129	$47,474
Hooks	2,973	$37,793
Leary	555	$36,071
Maud	1,028	$38,750
Nash	2,169	$33,869
Redwater	872	$38,000
Texarkana	34,782	$38,505

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