Gholson vs Riesel

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

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

Riesel has the higher population (1,337 vs 1,131 in Gholson). Riesel has the higher median household income ($108,646 vs $76,833 in Gholson). Gholson has the higher median home value ($150,600 vs $142,500 in Riesel).

Population, income & housing

	Gholson	Riesel
Population	1,131	1,337
Median age	47.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,833	$108,646
Median home value	$150,600	$142,500
Median gross rent	$910	$1,139
Housing units	546	485
Homeownership rate	78.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gholson	Riesel
Population	1,193 → 1,131 (-5.2%)	1,141 → 1,337 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $76,833 (+28.1%)	$64,318 → $108,646 (+68.9%)
Median home value	$135,200 → $150,600 (+11.4%)	$88,400 → $142,500 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $910 (+27.1%)	$895 → $1,139 (+27.3%)

Gholson

Population

1,1931,131

Median household income

$60,000$76,833

Median home value

$135,200$150,600

Median gross rent

$716$910

Riesel

Population

1,1411,337

Median household income

$64,318$108,646

Median home value

$88,400$142,500

Median gross rent

$895$1,139

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gholson	Riesel
Under 5	5.8%	10.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	12.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	5.2%
75 and over	12.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gholson	Riesel
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	79.8%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gholson	Riesel
No high school diploma	11.2%	7.5%
High school graduate	46.0%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gholson	Riesel
Drove alone	89.8%	83.1%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gholson	Riesel
1-unit, detached	53.3%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Gholson	Riesel
Poverty rate	4.9%	6.9%
Average household size	2.45	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1993	1981