65,109 people (2024 Census estimate, +13.7% since 2020)
513 square miles of land · 127 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
43 active community water systems list Waller County in the area they serve, reporting 66,914 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY groundwater · state · TX2370002 | 9,550 served |
| CITY OF PRAIRIE VIEW groundwater · local government · TX2370029 | 8,184 served |
| CITY OF HEMPSTEAD groundwater · local government · TX2370001 | 7,158 served |
| CITY OF WALLER groundwater · local government · TX2370003 | 5,448 served |
| BROOKSHIRE MWD groundwater · local government · TX2370004 | 5,364 served |
| G & W WSC groundwater · local government · TX2370063 | 4,887 served |
| HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUD 5 buys groundwater · local government · TX2370138 | 4,098 served |
| WILLOW CREEK FARMS MUD groundwater · local government · TX2370089 | 3,453 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 186 people were held in Waller County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 105.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Waller County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $194.6 million — $103.5 million to run schools, about $11,713 per student, plus $73.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $92.7 million local (mostly property tax), $36.7 million state, $13.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $366 million.
Spent $48.4 million — $45.9 million to run schools, about $17,399 per student, plus $525,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $39.2 million local (mostly property tax), $3.3 million state, $7.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $60 million.
Spent $26.7 million — $23.5 million to run schools, about $14,347 per student, plus $2.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.8 million local (mostly property tax), $11.5 million state, $7.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.6 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Waller County about $23.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
178 bridges in Waller County: 84 in good condition, 91 fair, and 3 poor (1.7%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| FM 1488 over THREE MILE CREEK · built 1955 | 4,647 vehicles a day |
| RILEY RD over BIRCH CREEK DRAW · built 1990 | 200 vehicles a day |
| DOUWN RD over BONNIE LAKE · built 1971 | 190 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $68.3 million of work in Waller County in fiscal 2025, about $1,202 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Austin County (19 mi) · Washington County (29 mi) · Montgomery County (35 mi) · Fort Bend County (36 mi) · Grimes County (37 mi) · Harris County (37 mi).