WestdaleTX
212 people call this town in Texas home.
Is Westdale a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Westdale, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Westdale. Westdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Westdale.
Westdale has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Corpus Christi (28%), Alice (16%) and San Antonio (5%). For half of commuters, work is under 37 miles away. Westdale’s average commute is recorded as 26 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer adults under 35 in Westdale than across Texas
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (13% statewide). The share of adults 25 and older in Westdale who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 31%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 4% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Westdale’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±67.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Westdale | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.9% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 34.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 23.1% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.4% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Westdale: mild winters and hot summers
Westdale’s typical July afternoon high is put at 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Westdale: cold waves
Just over two fifths of Westdale’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by hurricanes at 30%. Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Westdale is
For adults in Westdale, the share who have diabetes is 14%. In Westdale, 74% of adults had a checkup this year, and 24% say their health is fair or poor.
| Westdale | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Westdale | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.5% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 8.5% | 10.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Westdale
Moving to Westdale: who provides what
Westdale is unincorporated, so Jim Wells County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Westdale for work
Where Westdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Westdale; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Westdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Westdale
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Westdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 325 at the 2020 census, up from 372 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 213 ft
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