Groves vs Nederland

A side-by-side comparison of Groves and Nederland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nederland has the higher population (18,475 vs 17,021 in Groves). Nederland has the higher median household income ($75,502 vs $70,485 in Groves). Nederland has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $153,800 in Groves).

Population, income & housing

	Groves	Nederland
Population	17,021	18,475
Median age	41.1 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,485	$75,502
Median home value	$153,800	$196,600
Median gross rent	$1,247	$1,421
Housing units	6,885	8,158
Homeownership rate	78.2%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groves	Nederland
Population	15,662 → 17,021 (+8.7%)	17,357 → 18,475 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$55,652 → $70,485 (+26.7%)	$79,903 → $75,502 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$112,900 → $153,800 (+36.2%)	$132,700 → $196,600 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$970 → $1,247 (+28.6%)	$873 → $1,421 (+62.8%)

Groves

Population

15,66217,021

Median household income

$55,652$70,485

Median home value

$112,900$153,800

Median gross rent

$970$1,247

Nederland

Population

17,35718,475

Median household income

$79,903$75,502

Median home value

$132,700$196,600

Median gross rent

$873$1,421

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groves	Nederland
Under 5	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.4%	16.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.6%
75 and over	7.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groves	Nederland
White (non-Hispanic)	52.6%	77.3%
Black or African American	8.6%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	6.5%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	30.4%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groves	Nederland
No high school diploma	13.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	32.0%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groves	Nederland
Drove alone	80.9%	85.5%
Carpooled	16.3%	7.2%
Public transit	0.8%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groves	Nederland
1-unit, detached	87.2%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Groves	Nederland
Poverty rate	9.3%	8.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1966	1973