Gunter vs Van Alstyne

A side-by-side comparison of Gunter and Van Alstyne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Van Alstyne has the higher population (5,378 vs 2,382 in Gunter). Gunter has the higher median household income ($110,795 vs $93,373 in Van Alstyne). Gunter has the higher median home value ($535,400 vs $297,400 in Van Alstyne).

Population, income & housing

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
Population	2,382	5,378
Median age	35.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$110,795	$93,373
Median home value	$535,400	$297,400
Median gross rent	$1,398	$1,141
Housing units	753	2,205
Homeownership rate	71.6%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
Population	1,247 → 2,382 (+91.0%)	3,906 → 5,378 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$74,750 → $110,795 (+48.2%)	$67,772 → $93,373 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$254,300 → $535,400 (+110.5%)	$158,100 → $297,400 (+88.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,086 → $1,398 (+28.7%)	$1,012 → $1,141 (+12.7%)

Gunter

Population

1,2472,382

Median household income

$74,750$110,795

Median home value

$254,300$535,400

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,398

Van Alstyne

Population

3,9065,378

Median household income

$67,772$93,373

Median home value

$158,100$297,400

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
Under 5	4.4%	1.9%
5 to 17	21.9%	27.8%
18 to 24	12.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	4.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	12.2%
75 and over	2.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	67.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.8%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
No high school diploma	18.1%	5.1%
High school graduate	15.9%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.2%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
Drove alone	72.5%	61.5%
Carpooled	17.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	0.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	23.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
1-unit, detached	88.6%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Gunter	Van Alstyne
Poverty rate	3.7%	1.1%
Average household size	3.40	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	2004	2005