Glidden, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

1,071

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.43%

73.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$99,276

39.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$233,800

Population & Diversity

Glidden, TX is home to a population of 1.07k people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.4% of Glidden, TX residents were born outside of the country (186 people).

In 2024, there were 1.07 times more Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents (331 people) in Glidden, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 310 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 225 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Glidden, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glidden, TX was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glidden, TX

Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
331 ± 359
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
310 ± 280
White (Non-Hispanic)
225 ± 141

35.7%

Hispanic Population

382 people

35.7% of the people in Glidden, TX are hispanic (382 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Glidden, 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
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

17.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

186 people

25.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

As of 2024, 17.4% of Glidden, TX residents (186 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glidden, TX was 25.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Economy

The economy of Glidden, TX employs 503 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glidden, TX were Retail Trade (237 people), Construction (57 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (56 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($58,214), Retail Trade ($40,573), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,634).

Employment

Occupations

503

2024 Value

± 224

88.4%

1 Year growth

± 45.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glidden, TX grew at a rate of 88.4%, from 267 employees to 503 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glidden, TX, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (144 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (102 people), and Management Occupations (74 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glidden, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

503

2024 Value

± 224

88.4%

1 Year growth

± 45.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glidden, TX grew at a rate of 88.4%, from 267 employees to 503 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glidden, TX, are Retail Trade (237 people), Construction (57 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (56 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glidden, TX, though some of these residents may live in Glidden, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,406

Median earning men ± $42,364

$31,932

Median earning women ± $7,952

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,857).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($31,331).

Housing & Living

People in Glidden, TX have an average commute time of 38 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glidden, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$233,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$105,436

$177

Median Property Taxes

±$110

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 Glidden, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.3%

Homeownership

2024

54.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.3% of the housing units in Glidden, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 30.3%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$99,276

Median Household Income

± $34,676

229

Number of Households

± 128

In 2024, the median household income of the 229 households in Glidden, TX grew to $99,276 from the previous year's value of $71,071.

The following chart displays the households in Glidden, 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 Glidden, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 2024

Drove Alone (98.6%)
Carpooled (1.39%)

In 2024, 98.6% of workers in Glidden, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (1.39%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

38 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glidden, TX have a longer commute time (38 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.15% of the workforce in Glidden, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.43% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glidden, TX (26 out of 1.07k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glidden, TX is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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