City Hall Uhland Texas 2024, 2024
Uhland’s story
126 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2024.
- 1900Uhland is settled
UhlandTX
A town of 1,958, settled in 1900.
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,958
2025 Census estimate · +24.6% since 2020
Median home value
$280K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
33.3
years
Jobs based here
205
A commuter town
Is Uhland a good place to live?
The best of Uhland’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. 34% of residents are under 18 in Uhland, where Texas’ towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 22%. Among 643 Texas towns, just 9 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Uhland. Uhland's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 42 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Uhland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A growing town
Uhland has grown 95% since 2010
1,014 counted in 2010 and 1,588 in 2020; an estimated 1,958 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Uhland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Uhland is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 0.5% of households have no carDOpen →Jobs & income$92K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →HealthAscension Seton Hays 5.2 miles awayB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $280K, 2.8 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 97° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 33.3; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Uhland: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Uhland, and how to reach them.
PowerPedernales Electric Coop12.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCounty Line SUDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Uhland’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHays County Early Voting ClerkHays County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7864078640 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Uhland.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Uhland has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Uhland for work: only 0% work in town. At 33 minutes, Uhland’s average trip to work is above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Uhland has added 168 jobs, to 205 in 2023.
0%work in town
| Uhland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Uhland0%
Austin41%
San Marcos6%
Kyle5%
San Antonio4%
23 mi
median commute distance
205
jobs based in Uhland
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
Public schools in Uhland fall behind 52% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Hays CISD. Its one school is below.
48%of TX districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uhland ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 919 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
HealthB+
Uhland ranks healthier than 70% of the country’s towns
Uhland beats the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 24% of Uhland adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
70%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Uhland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 14% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Texas
11 better16 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Uhland | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.5% | 5.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.5% | 19.1% |
Ascension Seton Hays
5.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Uhland faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Uhland
Uhland has mild winters and hot summers. Uhland’s July high is 96°F.
97°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter41–64°
Spring57–80°
Summer72–95°
Fall58–82°
Nov 29
typical first frost
Feb 28
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade C+
A home in Uhland sells for about $268K at the median
92% of households own their home in Uhland.
$268Kmedian sale price
| Uhland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,583 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 82 attractions →Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Uhland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
21 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
22 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
15 mi Park & preserveCOTALAND
20 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
21 mi LandmarkTexas State CemeterySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · COTALAND: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Texas State Cemetery: WhisperToMe, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Uhland
17pages on Uhland
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Uhland
About 6 of every 100 Uhland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Uhland for work
Where Uhland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
205jobs based in Uhland
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Uhland
City in Texas, United States
Uhland ( YOO-lənd) is a city in Caldwell and Hays counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,588 at the 2020 census, up from 1,014 at the 2010 census. Uhland is named after the German poet Ludwig Uhland. Like its neighbor to the north, the city of Niederwald, Uhland was also settled by German emigrants in the 1800s in a region of central Texas known as the Texas-German belt.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 545 ft
- Area code
- 512
Questions about Uhland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Uhland, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $280,000, 6% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.