Grey Forest vs Macdona

A side-by-side comparison of Grey Forest and Macdona: population, income, housing, and more.

Grey Forest and Macdona are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grey Forest has the higher population (677 vs 449 in Macdona). Grey Forest has the higher median household income ($122,222 vs $54,279 in Macdona). Grey Forest has the higher median home value ($436,500 vs $155,900 in Macdona).

Population, income & housing

	Grey Forest	Macdona
Population	677	449
Median age	57.2 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$122,222	$54,279
Median home value	$436,500	$155,900
Median gross rent	$796	$1,111
Housing units	349	166
Homeownership rate	95.6%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grey Forest	Macdona
Population	375 → 677 (+80.5%)	232 → 449 (+93.5%)
Median household income	$76,750 → $122,222 (+59.2%)	$34,079 → $54,279 (+59.3%)
Median home value	$302,100 → $436,500 (+44.5%)	$74,200 → $155,900 (+110.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,429 → $796 (-44.3%)	$988 → $1,111 (+12.4%)

Grey Forest

Population

375677

Median household income

$76,750$122,222

Median home value

$302,100$436,500

Median gross rent

$1,429$796

Macdona

Population

232449

Median household income

$34,079$54,279

Median home value

$74,200$155,900

Median gross rent

$988$1,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grey Forest	Macdona
Under 5	4.4%	10.0%
5 to 17	6.9%	14.9%
18 to 24	1.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	5.3%	6.2%
45 to 54	8.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	38.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.0%
75 and over	8.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grey Forest	Macdona
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	28.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	35.6%	71.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grey Forest	Macdona
No high school diploma	2.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	8.3%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grey Forest	Macdona
Drove alone	69.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grey Forest	Macdona
1-unit, detached	99.4%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	29.5%

Poverty & households

	Grey Forest	Macdona
Poverty rate	4.0%	20.7%
Average household size	2.30	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1948	1969