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Giddings, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Giddings, Texas (Giddings, TX — Census place “Giddings city”) is 5,085 residents, ranking #420 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $51,397, the median home is worth $192,800 and median gross rent runs $1,139 a month. Looking for the Giddings Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Giddings, TX: 78942.
- Population
- 5,085Giddings city residents
- Median household income
- $51,397Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $192,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,139Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.6%Owner-occupied households
Giddings ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Giddings.
The Giddings TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Giddings city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Giddings city median would spend about 26.6% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 63.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Giddings city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Giddings city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 5,085 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #420 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 36.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Giddings city earn a median of $51,397 a year, 34.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Giddings city is valued at $192,800, 36.5% below the national figure and 8% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,139 a month, 19% below the national figure, or roughly $13,668 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Giddings city?
- Giddings city has 5,085 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #420 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Giddings city?
- Median household income in Giddings city is $51,397 a year, 34.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Giddings city?
- Median gross rent is $1,139 a month and the median home value is $192,800, so rent absorbs about 26.6% of median household income.
- Is Giddings city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Giddings city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Giddings city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.