Grapeland

Population: 1,720
Median household income: $36,918
Median home value: $154,000

Grapeland is a community in Houston County, Texas, home to 1,720 residents. At $36,918, its median household income sits below Houston County's $54,563.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grapeland's population grew 9.5% from 1,571 to 1,720, while its median home value rose 129.9% from $67,000 to $154,000.

The typical home was built around 1977. 16.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,720
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,918
Median home value: $154,000
Median gross rent: $854
Housing units: 930
Homeownership rate: 43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5711,720

Median household income

$28,523$36,918

Median home value

$67,000$154,000

Median gross rent

$674$854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,571	$28,523	$67,000	$674
2020	1,918	$39,405	$72,000	$728
2021	1,830	$34,643	$88,300	$735
2022	1,849	$44,205	$97,700	$863
2023	1,720	$36,918	$154,000	$854

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

Age distribution

Under 513.4%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	230	13.4%
5 to 17	153	8.9%
18 to 24	180	10.5%
25 to 34	273	15.9%
35 to 44	209	12.2%
45 to 54	144	8.4%
55 to 64	223	13.0%
65 to 74	183	10.6%
75 and over	125	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	897	52.2%
Black or African American	617	35.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	3.5%
Asian	43	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.3%
Two or more races	56	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate51.9%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	10.5%
High school graduate	601	51.9%
Some college or associate's	317	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	50	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	67	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone92.1%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	689	92.1%
Carpooled	19	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	3.9%
Other means	11	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	308	42.8%
15 to 29 min	170	23.6%
30 to 44 min	139	19.3%
45 to 59 min	17	2.4%
60+ min	85	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 16.3% (279 of 1,712)

	Count	Share
Family households	421	55.6%
Nonfamily households	336	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	757	81.4%
Vacant	173	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	331	43.7%
Renter-occupied	426	56.3%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	587	63.1%
1-unit, attached	17	1.8%
2 to 4 units	86	9.2%
5 to 19 units	32	3.4%
20 or more units	25	2.7%
Mobile home & other	183	19.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4830632
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.4940, -95.4775