Groves

Population: 17,021
Median household income: $70,485
Median home value: $153,800

Groves, a community in Jefferson County, Texas, has 17,021 residents. At $70,485, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $59,934.

From 2019 to 2023, Groves's population grew 8.7% from 15,662 to 17,021, while its median home value rose 36.2% from $112,900 to $153,800.

12.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,021
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,485
Median home value: $153,800
Median gross rent: $1,247
Housing units: 6,885
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,66217,021

Median household income

$55,652$70,485

Median home value

$112,900$153,800

Median gross rent

$970$1,247

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,662	$55,652	$112,900	$970
2020	15,531	$56,336	$119,600	$1,006
2021	17,078	$60,880	$126,600	$1,054
2022	17,110	$64,737	$147,500	$1,210
2023	17,021	$70,485	$153,800	$1,247

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,122	6.6%
5 to 17	2,764	16.2%
18 to 24	915	5.4%
25 to 34	2,276	13.4%
35 to 44	2,247	13.2%
45 to 54	2,079	12.2%
55 to 64	2,502	14.7%
65 to 74	1,824	10.7%
75 and over	1,292	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,945	52.6%
Black or African American	1,456	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	1,104	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.4%
Two or more races	267	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,180	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,645	13.5%
High school graduate	3,908	32.0%
Some college or associate's	5,090	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,073	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	504	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,294	80.9%
Carpooled	1,268	16.3%
Public transit	59	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	131	1.7%
Other means	24	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,020	39.5%
15 to 29 min	2,770	36.2%
30 to 44 min	967	12.6%
45 to 59 min	420	5.5%
60+ min	468	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 9.3% (1,567 of 16,761)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,243	69.2%
Nonfamily households	1,889	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,132	89.1%
Vacant	753	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,796	78.2%
Renter-occupied	1,336	21.8%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,006	87.2%
1-unit, attached	37	0.5%
2 to 4 units	257	3.7%
5 to 19 units	433	6.3%
20 or more units	123	1.8%
Mobile home & other	29	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4831328
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.9460, -93.9167