Gilmer vs Union Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Gilmer and Union Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilmer and Union Grove 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 764 in Union Grove). Union Grove has the higher median household income ($203,594 vs $41,279 in Gilmer). Union Grove has the higher median home value ($224,300 vs $160,700 in Gilmer).

Population, income & housing

	Gilmer	Union Grove
Population	4,955	764
Median age	38.5 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,279	$203,594
Median home value	$160,700	$224,300
Median gross rent	$993	$1,125
Housing units	2,097	279
Homeownership rate	51.3%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilmer	Union Grove
Population	5,105 → 4,955 (-2.9%)	436 → 764 (+75.2%)
Median household income	$36,263 → $41,279 (+13.8%)	$43,750 → $203,594 (+365.4%)
Median home value	$118,400 → $160,700 (+35.7%)	$118,200 → $224,300 (+89.8%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $993 (+46.2%)	$1,075 → $1,125 (+4.7%)

Gilmer

Population

5,1054,955

Median household income

$36,263$41,279

Median home value

$118,400$160,700

Median gross rent

$679$993

Union Grove

Population

436764

Median household income

$43,750$203,594

Median home value

$118,200$224,300

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilmer	Union Grove
Under 5	5.2%	12.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	35.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	5.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	3.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	1.8%
75 and over	8.4%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilmer	Union Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	78.5%
Black or African American	17.6%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilmer	Union Grove
No high school diploma	14.7%	28.7%
High school graduate	30.4%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilmer	Union Grove
Drove alone	90.2%	74.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilmer	Union Grove
1-unit, detached	64.2%	92.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Gilmer	Union Grove
Poverty rate	22.9%	3.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1973	2002