Gilmer

Population: 4,955
Median household income: $41,279
Median home value: $160,700

Gilmer, a community in Upshur County, Texas, has 4,955 residents. At $41,279, its median household income sits below Upshur County's $62,794.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gilmer's population declined 2.9% from 5,105 to 4,955, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $118,400 to $160,700.

The median resident is 38.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,955
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,279
Median home value: $160,700
Median gross rent: $993
Housing units: 2,097
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1054,955

Median household income

$36,263$41,279

Median home value

$118,400$160,700

Median gross rent

$679$993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,105	$36,263	$118,400	$679
2020	5,139	$38,056	$129,200	$752
2021	4,802	$38,240	$137,300	$842
2022	4,892	$43,894	$159,600	$848
2023	4,955	$41,279	$160,700	$993

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	256	5.2%
5 to 17	936	18.9%
18 to 24	527	10.6%
25 to 34	577	11.6%
35 to 44	504	10.2%
45 to 54	529	10.7%
55 to 64	650	13.1%
65 to 74	558	11.3%
75 and over	418	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,576	72.2%
Black or African American	874	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	237	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	250	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	477	14.7%
High school graduate	984	30.4%
Some college or associate's	1,105	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	502	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	168	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone90.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,470	90.2%
Carpooled	103	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	406	25.8%
15 to 29 min	331	21.0%
30 to 44 min	449	28.5%
45 to 59 min	211	13.4%
60+ min	176	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 22.9% (1,066 of 4,656)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,084	60.9%
Nonfamily households	695	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,779	84.8%
Vacant	318	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	912	51.3%
Renter-occupied	867	48.7%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,346	64.2%
1-unit, attached	112	5.3%
2 to 4 units	381	18.2%
5 to 19 units	105	5.0%
20 or more units	32	1.5%
Mobile home & other	121	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4829564
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.7323, -94.9458