Groesbeck vs Mexia

A side-by-side comparison of Groesbeck and Mexia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mexia has the higher population (6,867 vs 3,634 in Groesbeck). Groesbeck has the higher median household income ($54,615 vs $36,589 in Mexia). Groesbeck has the higher median home value ($144,100 vs $92,900 in Mexia).

Population, income & housing

	Groesbeck	Mexia
Population	3,634	6,867
Median age	35.6 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,615	$36,589
Median home value	$144,100	$92,900
Median gross rent	$826	$786
Housing units	1,475	2,846
Homeownership rate	57.5%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groesbeck	Mexia
Population	4,288 → 3,634 (-15.3%)	7,356 → 6,867 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$38,618 → $54,615 (+41.4%)	$36,565 → $36,589 (+0.1%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $144,100 (+72.0%)	$73,200 → $92,900 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $826 (+21.8%)	$707 → $786 (+11.2%)

Groesbeck

Population

4,2883,634

Median household income

$38,618$54,615

Median home value

$83,800$144,100

Median gross rent

$678$826

Mexia

Population

7,3566,867

Median household income

$36,565$36,589

Median home value

$73,200$92,900

Median gross rent

$707$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groesbeck	Mexia
Under 5	5.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	20.8%	13.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.0%
75 and over	5.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groesbeck	Mexia
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	32.3%
Black or African American	36.7%	29.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	36.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groesbeck	Mexia
No high school diploma	13.7%	16.3%
High school graduate	31.0%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groesbeck	Mexia
Drove alone	80.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	2.6%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groesbeck	Mexia
1-unit, detached	70.8%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	6.6%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Groesbeck	Mexia
Poverty rate	8.2%	34.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	42	20
Median year structure built	1981	1978