Gladewater is home to 6,227 people in Texas. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 33.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $174,000. 22.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 4% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,810, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gladewater
What changed most since 1990
White share78.0% → 69.5%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$40,784 → $58,810(+44%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.6% → 20.5%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)49.9%(249)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.6%(83)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 499 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
Gladewater, decade by decade
Gladewater 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
6,021
$40,784
$97,683
10.6%
44.7
2000
6,078
$51,221
$101,831
12.3%
45.1
2010
6,441
$51,278
$107,749
10.9%
54.7
2020
6,134
$48,482
$121,446
13.7%
68.0
2024
6,227
$58,810
$174,000
20.5%
60.0
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.
