With 5,151 people, Giddings is a city in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The median age is 43.9, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $252,300, having more than tripled since 2000. Density works out to 976 people per square mile. Median household income is $72,913, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,913, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 126%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Giddings
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$111,603 → $252,300(+126%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age32.2 → 43.9(+11.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share20.2% → 37.9%(+17.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Lee County
Giddings's population equals 29% of Lee County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 20% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 40% of the county's.
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)42.9%(82)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.2%(50)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 191 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
Giddings, decade by decade
Giddings 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
4,093
$53,313
$111,603
15.6%
66.3
2000
5,105
$56,555
$111,485
10.8%
76.0
2010
4,881
$46,154
$158,243
17.5%
77.0
2020
4,969
$52,466
$142,415
11.1%
79.2
2024
5,151
$72,913
$252,300
14.1%
81.2
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.
