Texas · Census place 29168
Gatesville city, TX
Quick answer
Gatesville city has 16,058 residents, ranking #195 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $54,802, the median home is worth $162,000 and median gross rent runs $920 a month.
- Population
- 16,058Gatesville city residents
- Median household income
- $54,802Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $920Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gatesville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gatesville city median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 64.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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