Groom vs Panhandle

A side-by-side comparison of Groom and Panhandle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Panhandle has the higher population (2,613 vs 462 in Groom). Panhandle has the higher median household income ($86,354 vs $73,750 in Groom). Panhandle has the higher median home value ($151,800 vs $97,700 in Groom).

Population, income & housing

	Groom	Panhandle
Population	462	2,613
Median age	49.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$86,354
Median home value	$97,700	$151,800
Median gross rent	$1,011	$981
Housing units	260	1,229
Homeownership rate	90.0%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groom	Panhandle
Population	672 → 462 (-31.3%)	2,649 → 2,613 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$68,194 → $73,750 (+8.1%)	$85,804 → $86,354 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$115,100 → $97,700 (-15.1%)	$133,800 → $151,800 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,011 (+21.8%)	$806 → $981 (+21.7%)

Groom

Population

672462

Median household income

$68,194$73,750

Median home value

$115,100$97,700

Median gross rent

$830$1,011

Panhandle

Population

2,6492,613

Median household income

$85,804$86,354

Median home value

$133,800$151,800

Median gross rent

$806$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groom	Panhandle
Under 5	4.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	14.7%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	16.0%	11.4%
75 and over	13.4%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groom	Panhandle
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.9%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groom	Panhandle
No high school diploma	11.1%	3.9%
High school graduate	35.2%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groom	Panhandle
Drove alone	92.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groom	Panhandle
1-unit, detached	92.3%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Groom	Panhandle
Poverty rate	2.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.09	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	1964	1958