Demographics of Gilmer city, Texas

Gilmer city, Texas had 5,287 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +432 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gilmer city, in four figures

5,287
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,025 ±19.; +8.9%
Change since July 2020: +432 people.; 36.1 ±5.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,316 ±$8,445
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Gilmer city, Texas's population grew 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gilmer city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Gilmer city, Texas's population grew 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gilmer city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	4,855	100.0	100.0
2021	4,940	101.8	100.2
2022	5,032	103.6	100.7
2023	5,120	105.5	101.6
2024	5,209	107.3	102.5
2025	5,287	108.9	103.1

Population of Gilmer city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	4,855	—
2021	4,940	+85
2022	5,032	+92
2023	5,120	+88
2024	5,209	+89
2025	5,287	+78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±5.5: for men 33.8 ±8.3 and for women 37.1 ±8.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gilmer city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	356 ±166	7.1% ±3.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	895 ±216	17.8% ±4.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	543 ±206	10.8% ±4.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,218 ±279	24.2% ±5.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,127 ±234	22.4% ±4.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	886 ±206	17.6% ±4.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,316 ±$8,445, and income per person $24,476 ±$3,564, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gilmer city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	382 ±144	21.7% ±8.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	565 ±236	32.1% ±13.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	257 ±117	14.6% ±6.5	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	187 ±72	10.6% ±4.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	282 ±107	16.0% ±5.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 32	0% to 1.8%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15 to 129	0.9% to 7.3%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gilmer city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	863 ±392	18.3% ±8.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	307 ±135	24.5% ±9.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	200 to 662	8.7% to 27.3%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	52 to 198	5.3% to 18.0%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gilmer city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gilmer city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,006 ±178	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.7% ±10.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.9% to 18.8%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.3% ±6.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.7% ±9.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,700 ±$13,499	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$986 ±$169	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±6	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gilmer city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	270 to 958	5.4% to 19.1%	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,485 ±402	69.4% ±8.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	310 to 932	6.2% to 18.5%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	296 ±118	5.9% ±2.3	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gilmer city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	3,834 ±317	76.3% ±6.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,028 ±309	20.5% ±6.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 198	0.3% to 3.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 113	0% to 2.2%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 85	0% to 1.7%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 43	0% to 0.9%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Gilmer city among the places of Texas

427th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Gilmer city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Giddings city	5,151 ±17
Port Isabel city	5,111 ±17
Hudson city	5,104 ±23
Terrell Hills city	5,070 ±22
Mineola city	5,068 ±25
Gilmer city	5,025 ±19
Doffing CDP	5,004 ±977

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026