Garland, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population
245,298
0.521% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
34.7
0.872% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
12.3%
4.32% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$74,717
5.17% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$248,900
8.69% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
123,792
0.534% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Garland, TX had a population of 245k people with a median age of 34.7 and a median household income of $74,717. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Garland, TX grew from 244,026 to 245,298, a 0.521% increase and its median household income grew from $71,044 to $74,717, a 5.17% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Garland, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (24.5%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (23.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.3%), White (Hispanic) (12.9%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (11.1%).

None of the households in Garland, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

81.1% of the residents in Garland, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Garland, TX are Amberton University (310 degrees awarded in 2023) and Graduate America College (89 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Garland, TX was $248,900, and the homeownership rate was 61.6%.

Most people in Garland, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Garland, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Garland, TX is home to a population of 245k people, from which 81.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 31.2% of Garland, TX residents were born outside of the country (76.5k people).

In 2023, there were 1.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (60.2k people) in Garland, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 37.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

81.1%
2023 Citizenship
81.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 81.1% of Garland, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Garland, TX was 81.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garland, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    60.2k ± 3.01k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    57k ± 4.62k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    37.5k ± 2.87k
45%
Hispanic Population
110k people

In 2023, there were 1.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (60.2k people) in Garland, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 37.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

45% of the people in Garland, TX are hispanic (110k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

31.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
76.5k people
30.7%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
75k people

As of 2023, 31.2% of Garland, TX residents (76.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Garland, TX was 30.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,660 ± 427
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,692 ± 389
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,420 ± 350

Garland, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Garland, TX employs 124k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Garland, TX were Construction (16,329 people), Retail Trade (14,450 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (12,750 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($81,026), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,653).

Occupations

124k
2023 Value
± 3,463
0.534%
1 Year growth
± 3.92%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Garland, TX grew at a rate of 0.534%, from 123k employees to 124k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garland, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,115 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (12,564 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (11,160 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garland, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

124k
2023 Value
± 3,463
0.534%
1 Year growth
± 3.92%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Garland, TX grew at a rate of 0.534%, from 123k employees to 124k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garland, TX, are Construction (16,329 people), Retail Trade (14,450 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (12,750 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garland, TX, though some of these residents may live in Garland, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,220
Median earning men ± $2,153
$35,474
Median earning women ± $1,221

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($69,844), Public Administration ($66,406), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,498).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,957), Information ($46,953), and Public Administration ($42,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Garland, TX awarded 399 degrees. The student population of Garland, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 234 male students and 735 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Garland, TX are White (149 and 40.9%), followed by Black or African American (105 and 28.8%), Hispanic or Latino (75 and 20.6%), and Asian (28 and 7.69%).

The largest universities in Garland, TX by number of degrees awarded are Amberton University (310 and 77.7%) and Graduate America College (89 and 22.3%).

The most popular majors in Garland, TX are Counseling Psychology (71 and 17.8%), Other Multidisciplinary Studies (64 and 16%), and General Business Administration & Management (46 and 11.5%).

The median tuition cost in Garland, TX for private four year colleges is $9,000.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 969 students enrolled in Garland, TX, 24.1% men and 75.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 391 records, of which 73.4% were women and 26.6% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 71 degrees awarded
  2. 33 degrees awarded
  3. 30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Garland, TX was Counseling Psychology with 71 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Garland, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 310 degrees awarded
  2. 89 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Amberton University with 310 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 98 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Garland, TX, which is 0.326 times less than the 301 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 149 degrees mean that there were 1.42 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 105 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($9,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($35) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Garland, TX was $248,900 in 2023, which is 0.82 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $229,000 to $248,900, a 8.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Garland, TX is 61.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Garland, TX have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garland, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$248,900
Median Property Value 2023
±$4,097
$49,809
Median Property Taxes
±$1,759

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Garland, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Garland, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.6%
Homeownership
2023
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 61.6% of the housing units in Garland, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Garland, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,717
Median Household Income
± $2,211
80.8k
Number of Households
± 2,524

In 2023, the median household income of the 80.8k households in Garland, TX grew to $74,717 from the previous year's value of $71,044.

The following chart displays the households in Garland, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garland, TX is from Garland, TX.
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This chart shows the number of workers in Garland, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (73.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.6%)
  3. Carpooled (11.3%)

In 2023, 73.3% of workers in Garland, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (11.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garland, TX have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.74% of the workforce in Garland, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Garland, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garland, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garland, TX (30k out of 244k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garland, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

74.2% of the population of Garland, TX has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 16% on Medicaid, 9.2% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.638% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 638 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 22.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

25.8%
Uninsured
38%
Employer Coverage
16%
Medicaid
9.2%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
0.638%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garland, TX grew by 2.41% from 25.2% to 25.8%.

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