Gorman vs Rising Star

A side-by-side comparison of Gorman and Rising Star: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gorman has the higher population (1,056 vs 734 in Rising Star). Rising Star has the higher median household income ($31,667 vs $21,607 in Gorman). Gorman has the higher median home value ($71,000 vs $36,500 in Rising Star).

Population, income & housing

	Gorman	Rising Star
Population	1,056	734
Median age	44.3 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$21,607	$31,667
Median home value	$71,000	$36,500
Median gross rent	$484	$596
Housing units	525	473
Homeownership rate	58.5%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorman	Rising Star
Population	1,302 → 1,056 (-18.9%)	876 → 734 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$22,101 → $21,607 (-2.2%)	$31,121 → $31,667 (+1.8%)
Median home value	$44,800 → $71,000 (+58.5%)	$43,500 → $36,500 (-16.1%)
Median gross rent	$331 → $484 (+46.2%)	$607 → $596 (-1.8%)

Gorman

Population

1,3021,056

Median household income

$22,101$21,607

Median home value

$44,800$71,000

Median gross rent

$331$484

Rising Star

Population

876734

Median household income

$31,121$31,667

Median home value

$43,500$36,500

Median gross rent

$607$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorman	Rising Star
Under 5	2.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	11.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	6.3%
45 to 54	18.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	18.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	13.1%
75 and over	11.6%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorman	Rising Star
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	83.8%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorman	Rising Star
No high school diploma	27.4%	25.3%
High school graduate	27.4%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorman	Rising Star
Drove alone	81.1%	66.0%
Carpooled	12.7%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorman	Rising Star
1-unit, detached	70.7%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	4.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Gorman	Rising Star
Poverty rate	46.4%	22.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	30	16
Median year structure built	1954	1953