Gilmer, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Gilmer home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

5,143
Population Estimate
$114,159
Median Home Value
94.1%
Employment Rate
20.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$163
Median Listing Price$355,838
Median Days on Market67
Active Listings132
New Listings30
Total Listings (Active + Pending)148
Avg Listing Price$415,649
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.55
Family Dual Income47.2
Median Household Income$36,263
Median Individual Income$23,750
Home Ownership53.5%
Home Value$114,159
Median Rent$679
Rent Burden31.8%
Poverty22.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.3%
  • Highschool Education31.5%
  • Some College34.0%
  • Bachelors Degree12.9%
  • Graduate Degree7.3%
  • Total College or Above20.2%
  • Stem Degree27.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.5%
  • Female51.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married36.4%
  • Divorced16.9%
  • Never Married34.1%
  • Widowed12.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityGilmer
State IDTX
Population5,143

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.9%
19–2912.9%
30–3911.4%
40–4912.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.5%
60–698.0%
70–799.2%
80+5.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation54.9%
Unemployment Rate5.9%
Disabled15.1%

ETHNICITY

White63.7%
Black25.1%
Asian0.1%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other6.2%
Multiple4.7%

OTHER

Hispanic8.5%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured16.5%
Veteran7.4%

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