Chilton vs Golinda

A side-by-side comparison of Chilton and Golinda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chilton has the higher population (804 vs 771 in Golinda). Golinda has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $38,182 in Chilton). Golinda has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $91,500 in Chilton).

Population, income & housing

	Chilton	Golinda
Population	804	771
Median age	40.5 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,182	$47,500
Median home value	$91,500	$145,800
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	256	374
Homeownership rate	76.0%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	20.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilton	Golinda
Population	734 → 804 (+9.5%)	657 → 771 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$46,000 → $38,182 (-17.0%)	$64,750 → $47,500 (-26.6%)
Median home value	$53,300 → $91,500 (+71.7%)	$141,300 → $145,800 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,125 → $1,550 (+37.8%)

Chilton

Population

734804

Median household income

$46,000$38,182

Median home value

$53,300$91,500

Golinda

Population

657771

Median household income

$64,750$47,500

Median home value

$141,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilton	Golinda
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	16.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	19.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	15.2%
75 and over	7.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilton	Golinda
White (non-Hispanic)	35.3%	59.9%
Black or African American	17.9%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	42.3%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilton	Golinda
No high school diploma	30.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	21.6%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilton	Golinda
Drove alone	86.1%	85.4%
Carpooled	13.9%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilton	Golinda
1-unit, detached	68.4%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Chilton	Golinda
Poverty rate	25.7%	22.4%
Average household size	3.27	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1966	1984