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Garland

Texas · 249,625 residents (2025 est.) · 56.9 sq mi
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With 246,844 people, Garland is a city in Texas. 32% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 4,341 people per square mile. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 35.0. The typical home is worth $270,800, having roughly tripled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
246,844
+14%since 2000
from 215,768 in 2000
249,625 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,341 / sq mi
+14%since 2009
from 3,822 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.0
+10%since 2000
from 31.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
56.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
174K194K214K234K253K19902000201020202024Garland
2024247K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(15,485)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.3%(18,035)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(18,793)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(17,617)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(17,338)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(36,182)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.8%(31,595)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(29,491)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.6%(31,223)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(19,708)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(8,786)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(2,591)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,320
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,156 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,917
+60%since 2000
from $20,000 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.1%
+22.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.404
+1%since 2010
from 0.399 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade12.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$270,800
+72%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,641
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $672 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2000
from 65.6% in 2000
38.4% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.00 people
−5%since 2009
from 3.17 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.8%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.4%
+10.7 ptssince 2009
from 45.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+55%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic53.3%(114,985)
Black11.7%(25,326)
Hispanic / Latino25.6%(55,192)
Asian7.3%(15,695)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic24.2%(59,746)
Black15.1%(37,235)
Hispanic / Latino45.7%(112,837)
Asian11.3%(27,989)
Other3.7%(9,037)
Diversity Score
87
Unchangedsince 2009
from 87 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican36.2%(89,313)
Salvadoran2.7%(6,626)
Honduran1.8%(4,335)
South American1.1%(2,639)
Guatemalan0.9%(2,161)
Puerto Rican0.7%(1,825)
Nicaraguan0.4%(1,109)
Cuban0.4%(902)
Venezuelan0.4%(890)
Colombian0.3%(634)
Spaniard0.2%(516)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(359)
Ecuadorian0.1%(266)
Dominican0.1%(196)
Costa Rican0.1%(194)
Bolivian0.1%(174)
Argentine0.1%(164)
Panamanian0.1%(137)
Uruguayan0%(15)
Asian origin
Vietnamese6%(14,830)
Asian Indian1.6%(4,046)
Filipino0.9%(2,209)
Chinese0.8%(1,938)
Burmese0.4%(1,058)
Cambodian0.3%(626)
Kazakh0.2%(501)
Pakistani0.2%(494)
Laotian0.2%(445)
Korean0.2%(372)
Sri Lankan0.1%(168)
Malaysian0.1%(162)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0.1%(151)
Bangladeshi0.1%(124)
Taiwanese0%(112)
Japanese0%(71)
Nepalese0%(63)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(32)
Tongan0%(25)
Samoan0%(16)
Fijian0%(6)
Ancestry
English7.4%(18,144)
Irish4.9%(12,021)
German4.5%(11,187)
American2.7%(6,627)
Ethiopian1.7%(4,152)
Italian0.9%(2,279)
Scottish0.9%(2,270)
French0.9%(2,099)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(1,658)
Arab0.5%(1,244)
West Indian0.4%(1,056)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.4%(1,005)
Polish0.4%(972)
Dutch0.3%(782)
Nigerian0.3%(695)
Kenyan0.3%(666)
Jamaican0.2%(591)
Welsh0.2%(542)
Swedish0.2%(523)
Danish0.2%(512)
Ukrainian0.2%(408)
Czech0.2%(403)
British0.2%(378)
Russian0.1%(332)
Iranian0.1%(282)
Syrian0.1%(267)
Swiss0.1%(261)
Hungarian0.1%(252)
Portuguese0.1%(236)
Haitian0.1%(191)
Palestinian0.1%(167)
Egyptian0.1%(157)
Brazilian0.1%(155)
Turkish0.1%(138)
Iraqi0.1%(129)
Greek0.1%(128)
Romanian0%(118)
Lebanese0%(114)
Moroccan0%(92)
Slovak0%(79)
Finnish0%(69)
Ghanaian0%(66)
Canadian0%(65)
Croatian0%(53)
Austrian0%(51)
Jordanian0%(40)
Barbadian0%(39)
Bulgarian0%(31)
Belgian0%(29)
Slovene0%(14)
Guyanese0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 21.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
78.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 78.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.7 min
+53%since 2000
from 19.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.7%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 78.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.9%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.4%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 71.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 74.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Female
50.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Foreign born
31.7%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
25.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 28.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.9%
+10.7 ptssince 2017
from 84.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 96.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.5%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 88.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
46.9%
−5.1 ptssince 2016
from 52.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
38.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2016
from 35.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.8%(36,055)
Married53.9%(51,358)
Widowed2.2%(2,091)
Divorced6.1%(5,821)
Women 15+
Never married31.9%(31,690)
Married49.2%(48,850)
Widowed7.1%(7,008)
Divorced11.8%(11,658)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
25.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 28.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
41.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 43.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
52.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 54.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 29.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)24.5%(1,906)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(1,667)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(2,496)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(194)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(30)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,790 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Garland, Texas?

Garland, Texas has about 246,844 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Garland, Texas?

The typical household in Garland, Texas earns about $76,320 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Garland, Texas expensive?

In Garland, Texas, the median home is worth about $270,800, and the typical rent is about $1,641 a month.

How educated are people in Garland, Texas?

About 25.4% of adults age 25 and over in Garland, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Garland, Texas?

About 13.0% of people in Garland, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Garland, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Garland, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 66,209 residents, a change of about 37 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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