Garden Ridge is a city of 4,332 people in Texas. Households here earn about 126% more than in Texas as a whole. At a median age of 54.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 2,450 people. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. 63% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $177,353, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
63% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Garden Ridge
What changed most since 1990
Population1,450 → 4,332(+199%)US over the same years: +35%
White share91.6% → 50.7%(−40.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share6.3% → 31.0%(+24.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)48.4%(364)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)56.1%(422)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 752 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Garden Ridge, decade by decade
Garden Ridge population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,450
$149,152
$396,731
42.9%
19.6
2000
1,882
$164,284
$394,388
48.7%
27.0
2010
3,259
$185,553
$523,352
59.3%
54.6
2020
4,186
$170,234
$580,082
70.1%
70.4
2024
4,332
$177,353
$688,200
62.6%
78.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
