East Mountain vs Gilmer

A side-by-side comparison of East Mountain and Gilmer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gilmer has the higher population (4,955 vs 921 in East Mountain). East Mountain has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $41,279 in Gilmer). East Mountain has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $160,700 in Gilmer).

Population, income & housing

	East Mountain	Gilmer
Population	921	4,955
Median age	34.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$41,279
Median home value	$176,800	$160,700
Median gross rent	$1,185	$993
Housing units	377	2,097
Homeownership rate	73.2%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Mountain	Gilmer
Population	1,125 → 921 (-18.1%)	5,105 → 4,955 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$64,417 → $66,250 (+2.8%)	$36,263 → $41,279 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $176,800 (+14.2%)	$118,400 → $160,700 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$953 → $1,185 (+24.3%)	$679 → $993 (+46.2%)

East Mountain

Population

1,125921

Median household income

$64,417$66,250

Median home value

$154,800$176,800

Median gross rent

$953$1,185

Gilmer

Population

5,1054,955

Median household income

$36,263$41,279

Median home value

$118,400$160,700

Median gross rent

$679$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Mountain	Gilmer
Under 5	6.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	14.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	5.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.3%
75 and over	4.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Mountain	Gilmer
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	72.2%
Black or African American	4.2%	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Mountain	Gilmer
No high school diploma	21.3%	14.7%
High school graduate	26.1%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Mountain	Gilmer
Drove alone	84.2%	90.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	3.5%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Mountain	Gilmer
1-unit, detached	79.8%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	East Mountain	Gilmer
Poverty rate	7.8%	22.9%
Average household size	3.01	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1994	1973