Gholson vs Lorena

A side-by-side comparison of Gholson and Lorena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lorena has the higher population (1,506 vs 1,131 in Gholson). Lorena has the higher median household income ($87,337 vs $76,833 in Gholson). Lorena has the higher median home value ($263,600 vs $150,600 in Gholson).

Population, income & housing

	Gholson	Lorena
Population	1,131	1,506
Median age	47.1 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,833	$87,337
Median home value	$150,600	$263,600
Median gross rent	$910	$1,352
Housing units	546	599
Homeownership rate	78.1%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gholson	Lorena
Population	1,193 → 1,131 (-5.2%)	1,995 → 1,506 (-24.5%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $76,833 (+28.1%)	$78,750 → $87,337 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$135,200 → $150,600 (+11.4%)	$161,900 → $263,600 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $910 (+27.1%)	$832 → $1,352 (+62.5%)

Gholson

Population

1,1931,131

Median household income

$60,000$76,833

Median home value

$135,200$150,600

Median gross rent

$716$910

Lorena

Population

1,9951,506

Median household income

$78,750$87,337

Median home value

$161,900$263,600

Median gross rent

$832$1,352

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gholson	Lorena
Under 5	5.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	25.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	6.8%
75 and over	12.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gholson	Lorena
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	78.4%
Black or African American	4.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gholson	Lorena
No high school diploma	11.2%	2.0%
High school graduate	46.0%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gholson	Lorena
Drove alone	89.8%	84.7%
Carpooled	5.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gholson	Lorena
1-unit, detached	53.3%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Gholson	Lorena
Poverty rate	4.9%	3.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1993	1983