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Leander, TX vs Wylie, TX

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- Wylie is 0% more densely populated than Leander.
- People are 11.2% less likely to be married in Wylie.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Wylie.
 Leander, TXWylie, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,426329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201027,701  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,132285,036,114
 Population - 19903,398  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock260.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,975.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,512.993.4
 Land Area36.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock15.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Leander, TXWylie, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Leander, TXWylie, TXUnited States
 White58.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.0%12.2%
 Asian5.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Leander, TXWylie, TXUnited States
 Married Population64.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.8%50.2%
 Never Married24.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.122.60
 Households19,100  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,19380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,327  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Wylie    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

If you enjoy being near a city, but having the small town feel where running into people you know is normal and even if you don't personally know people, it is OK to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wylie school district continues to show slow awareness to the growth around it. The community continues to hold Christian prayers as part of their PTA, board and any  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wylie's public school system is high quality--small town caring with a lot of  More

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