Goldthwaite

Population: 1,733
Median household income: $63,942
Median home value: $115,900

Located in Mills County, Texas, Goldthwaite is a community with a population of 1,733. At $63,942, its median household income sits in line with Mills County's $64,494.

Between 2019 and 2023, Goldthwaite's population declined 14.0% from 2,014 to 1,733, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $98,100 to $115,900.

The median gross rent is $714. 17.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,733
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,942
Median home value: $115,900
Median gross rent: $714
Housing units: 914
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0141,733

Median household income

$53,571$63,942

Median home value

$98,100$115,900

Median gross rent

$606$714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,014	$53,571	$98,100	$606
2020	1,906	$44,500	$88,500	$638
2021	1,663	$46,615	$90,300	$613
2022	1,817	$57,022	$104,800	$608
2023	1,733	$63,942	$115,900	$714

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5418.0%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	2.7%
5 to 17	285	16.4%
18 to 24	100	5.8%
25 to 34	175	10.1%
35 to 44	177	10.2%
45 to 54	312	18.0%
55 to 64	253	14.6%
65 to 74	177	10.2%
75 and over	208	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,207	69.6%
Black or African American	11	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.7%
Two or more races	40	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	458	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	128	9.8%
High school graduate	480	36.9%
Some college or associate's	461	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	150	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	83	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	673	78.3%
Carpooled	105	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	5.7%
Other means	17	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	489	60.4%
15 to 29 min	106	13.1%
30 to 44 min	129	15.9%
45 to 59 min	24	3.0%
60+ min	62	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 5.4% (87 of 1,626)

	Count	Share
Family households	498	68.3%
Nonfamily households	231	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	729	79.8%
Vacant	185	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	525	72.0%
Renter-occupied	204	28.0%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	726	79.4%
1-unit, attached	9	1.0%
2 to 4 units	90	9.8%
5 to 19 units	1	0.1%
20 or more units	5	0.5%
Mobile home & other	83	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4830056
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 31.4508, -98.5735