Glenn Heights, TX

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2023 Population

17,175

4.44% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

34.6

2.98% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.8%

15.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$79,739

9.06% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$252,200

8.52% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,124

12.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Glenn Heights, TX had a population of 17.2k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $79,739. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Glenn Heights, TX grew from 16,445 to 17,175, a 4.44% increase and its median household income declined from $87,686 to $79,739, a −9.06% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Glenn Heights, TX are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (43.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13%), White (Hispanic) (9.72%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.4%).

None of the households in Glenn Heights, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.9% of the residents in Glenn Heights, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Glenn Heights, TX was $252,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.8%.

Most people in Glenn Heights, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Glenn Heights, TX was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Glenn Heights, TX is home to a population of 17.2k people, from which 93.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.07% of Glenn Heights, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.56k people).

In 2023, there were 2.06 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.47k people) in Glenn Heights, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.62k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.24k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.9%

2023 Citizenship

96.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.9% of Glenn Heights, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Glenn Heights, TX was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Glenn Heights, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glenn Heights, TX

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.47k ± 1.41k
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.62k ± 1k
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.24k ± 890

33%

Hispanic Population

5.66k people

33% of the people in Glenn Heights, TX are hispanic (5.66k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Glenn Heights, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

9.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.56k people

7.72%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.27k people

As of 2023, 9.07% of Glenn Heights, TX residents (1.56k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glenn Heights, TX was 7.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Glenn Heights, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
327 ± 289
Gulf War (1990s)
302 ± 168
Vietnam
95 ± 71

Glenn Heights, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Glenn Heights, TX employs 9.12k people. The largest industries in Glenn Heights, TX are Retail Trade (1,545 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,196 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (926 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Information ($135,074), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,057).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.12k

2023 Value

± 1,094

12.1%

1 Year growth

± 15.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Glenn Heights, TX grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 8.14k employees to 9.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glenn Heights, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,441 people), Management Occupations (889 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (728 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glenn Heights, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.12k

2023 Value

± 1,094

12.1%

1 Year growth

± 15.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Glenn Heights, TX grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 8.14k employees to 9.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glenn Heights, TX, are Retail Trade (1,545 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,196 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (926 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glenn Heights, TX, though some of these residents may live in Glenn Heights, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,250

Median earning men ± $9,630

$43,966

Median earning women ± $6,509

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($135,588), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,972).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,435), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,702), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,665).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Glenn Heights, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Glenn Heights, TX was $252,200 in 2023, which is 0.831 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $232,400 to $252,200, a 8.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Glenn Heights, TX is 78.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Glenn Heights, TX have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glenn Heights, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$252,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$25,286

$4,520

Median Property Taxes

±$697

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Glenn Heights, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Glenn Heights, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.8%

Homeownership

2023

57.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.8% of the housing units in Glenn Heights, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Glenn Heights, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 166.22

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Glenn Heights, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,739

Median Household Income

± $14,245

5.73k

Number of Households

± 882

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.73k households in Glenn Heights, TX declined from $79,739 from the previous year's value of $87,686.

The following chart displays the households in Glenn Heights, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glenn Heights, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Worked At Home (11.5%)
Carpooled (5.7%)

In 2023, 80.8% of workers in Glenn Heights, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glenn Heights, TX have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.622% of the workforce in Glenn Heights, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Glenn Heights, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glenn Heights, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glenn Heights, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glenn Heights, TX (2.03k out of 17.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glenn Heights, TX is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.5% of the population of Glenn Heights, TX has health coverage, with 56.1% on employee plans, 8.84% on Medicaid, 5.59% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.844% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dallas County, TX see 1403 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.848% decrease from the previous year (1415 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1070 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 527 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Dallas County, TX.

1,403 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dallas County, TX

Primary care physicians in Dallas County, TX see an average of 1,403 patients per year. This represents a 0.848% decrease from the previous year (1,415 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dallas County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.44% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.5%

Uninsured

56.1%

Employer Coverage

8.84%

Medicaid

5.59%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

0.844%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Glenn Heights, TX grew by 38.2% from 12% to 16.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Glenn Heights, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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