Gun Barrel City

Population: 6,408
Median household income: $69,273
Median home value: $229,300

Gun Barrel City, a community in Henderson County, Texas, has 6,408 residents. The median household income of $69,273 is above the Henderson County median ($63,955).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gun Barrel City's population grew 5.3% from 6,084 to 6,408, while its median home value rose 87.8% from $122,100 to $229,300.

70.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,408
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,273
Median home value: $229,300
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 3,013
Homeownership rate: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0846,408

Median household income

$43,839$69,273

Median home value

$122,100$229,300

Median gross rent

$709$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,084	$43,839	$122,100	$709
2020	6,160	$52,453	$153,600	$754
2021	6,152	$55,493	$159,800	$796
2022	6,247	$63,938	$209,100	$907
2023	6,408	$69,273	$229,300	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	218	3.4%
5 to 17	927	14.5%
18 to 24	451	7.0%
25 to 34	666	10.4%
35 to 44	769	12.0%
45 to 54	792	12.4%
55 to 64	1,102	17.2%
65 to 74	871	13.6%
75 and over	612	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,912	92.3%
Black or African American	81	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	16	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	373	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	505	10.5%
High school graduate	1,622	33.7%
Some college or associate's	1,918	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	461	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	306	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,794	66.4%
Carpooled	363	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	427	15.8%
Other means	75	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	824	36.2%
15 to 29 min	489	21.5%
30 to 44 min	254	11.2%
45 to 59 min	174	7.7%
60+ min	533	23.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.0% (897 of 6,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,641	61.7%
Nonfamily households	1,017	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,658	88.2%
Vacant	355	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,354	88.6%
Renter-occupied	304	11.4%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other21.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,122	70.4%
1-unit, attached	39	1.3%
2 to 4 units	50	1.7%
5 to 19 units	124	4.1%
20 or more units	46	1.5%
Mobile home & other	632	21.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4831592
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 32.3282, -96.1318