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Gregg County, TX

126,679 Population
273.4 square miles 463.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,526 ±$2,163 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,940 ±$8,805 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.1% ±3.9% (21,031  ±4,849) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.3 minutes ±0.8 (1,119,345  ±47,904) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

51,001 ±1,052 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (122,902  ±89) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.1% ±1.3% (592  ±377) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,496 ±45 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$230,400 ±$14,874 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±2.6% (12,905  ±3,235.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.1% ±5.7% (72,454  ±4,779.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.4% ±3% (20,918  ±2,512.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.2% (9,112  ±1,590) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±1.3% (5,326  ±1,230) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,326 Total veterans ±1,230 4,954 Male ±1,194 372 Female ±262

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