Giddings

Population: 5,085
Median household income: $51,397
Median home value: $192,800

Giddings is a community in Lee County, Texas, home to 5,085 residents. At $51,397, its median household income sits below Lee County's $66,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Giddings's population held roughly steady from 5,055 to 5,085, while its median home value rose 73.2% from $111,300 to $192,800.

The median gross rent is $1,139. 13.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,085
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,397
Median home value: $192,800
Median gross rent: $1,139
Housing units: 2,079
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0555,085

Median household income

$44,000$51,397

Median home value

$111,300$192,800

Median gross rent

$888$1,139

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,055	$44,000	$111,300	$888
2020	5,095	$43,287	$117,500	$940
2021	4,986	$55,427	$132,500	$996
2022	5,017	$63,529	$148,300	$1,139
2023	5,085	$51,397	$192,800	$1,139

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	429	8.4%
5 to 17	671	13.2%
18 to 24	340	6.7%
25 to 34	909	17.9%
35 to 44	605	11.9%
45 to 54	583	11.5%
55 to 64	568	11.2%
65 to 74	547	10.8%
75 and over	433	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,756	34.5%
Black or African American	711	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	1.5%
Two or more races	140	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,398	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	836	22.9%
High school graduate	1,448	39.7%
Some college or associate's	856	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	428	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	77	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,823	75.0%
Carpooled	288	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	61	2.5%
Bicycle	24	1.0%
Worked from home	175	7.2%
Other means	59	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,148	50.9%
15 to 29 min	369	16.4%
30 to 44 min	163	7.2%
45 to 59 min	155	6.9%
60+ min	420	18.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 15.9% (788 of 4,952)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,414	75.2%
Nonfamily households	467	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,881	90.5%
Vacant	198	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,196	63.6%
Renter-occupied	685	36.4%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,604	77.2%
1-unit, attached	21	1.0%
2 to 4 units	42	2.0%
5 to 19 units	23	1.1%
20 or more units	162	7.8%
Mobile home & other	227	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4829432
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 30.1837, -96.9280