Grand Saline

Population: 3,166
Median household income: $50,568
Median home value: $116,200

Grand Saline is a community in Van Zandt County, Texas, home to 3,166 residents. At $50,568, its median household income sits below Van Zandt County's $68,274.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grand Saline's population grew 1.6% from 3,115 to 3,166, while its median home value rose 61.6% from $71,900 to $116,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 70.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,166
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,568
Median home value: $116,200
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 1,306
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1153,166

Median household income

$33,542$50,568

Median home value

$71,900$116,200

Median gross rent

$701$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,115	$33,542	$71,900	$701
2020	3,148	$34,036	$72,600	$706
2021	3,093	$45,563	$73,600	$715
2022	3,137	$37,823	$88,500	$828
2023	3,166	$50,568	$116,200	$927

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	197	6.2%
5 to 17	514	16.2%
18 to 24	145	4.6%
25 to 34	502	15.9%
35 to 44	335	10.6%
45 to 54	411	13.0%
55 to 64	427	13.5%
65 to 74	369	11.7%
75 and over	266	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,227	70.3%
Black or African American	44	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	825	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.8%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	711	30.8%
High school graduate	665	28.8%
Some college or associate's	727	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	146	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	61	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled21.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	805	70.8%
Carpooled	239	21.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	408	38.6%
15 to 29 min	317	30.0%
30 to 44 min	117	11.1%
45 to 59 min	185	17.5%
60+ min	30	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 18.0% (534 of 2,973)

	Count	Share
Family households	811	72.3%
Nonfamily households	310	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,121	85.8%
Vacant	185	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	776	69.2%
Renter-occupied	345	30.8%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,092	83.6%
1-unit, attached	28	2.1%
2 to 4 units	97	7.4%
5 to 19 units	14	1.1%
20 or more units	11	0.8%
Mobile home & other	64	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4830476
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.6781, -95.7116