Gardendale

Population: 1,520
Median household income: $96,974
Median home value: $367,700

Located in Ector County, Texas, Gardendale is a community with a population of 1,520. At $96,974, its median household income sits above Ector County's $71,031.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gardendale's population declined 16.4% from 1,819 to 1,520, while its median home value rose 87.6% from $196,000 to $367,700.

1.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.50 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,520
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $96,974
Median home value: $367,700
Median gross rent: $1,306
Housing units: 670
Homeownership rate: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8191,520

Median household income

$81,659$96,974

Median home value

$196,000$367,700

Median gross rent

$1,011$1,306

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,819	$81,659	$196,000	$1,011
2020	1,389	$81,304	$287,100	$847
2021	1,268	$87,365	$357,700	—
2022	1,397	$96,434	$394,600	—
2023	1,520	$96,974	$367,700	$1,306

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3425.3%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	8.2%
5 to 17	330	21.7%
18 to 24	60	3.9%
25 to 34	385	25.3%
35 to 44	158	10.4%
45 to 54	68	4.5%
55 to 64	85	5.6%
65 to 74	193	12.7%
75 and over	116	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,026	67.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	440	28.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	9.9%
High school graduate	319	31.7%
Some college or associate's	431	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	115	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled27.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	463	66.7%
Carpooled	190	27.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	2.9%
Other means	21	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128	19.0%
15 to 29 min	281	41.7%
30 to 44 min	151	22.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	114	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 1.1% (16 of 1,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	431	70.8%
Nonfamily households	178	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	609	90.9%
Vacant	61	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	550	90.3%
Renter-occupied	59	9.7%

1-unit, detached53.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other46.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	357	53.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	313	46.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4828200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.0135, -102.3596