Spring Gardens, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

622

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.1

19.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.47%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$44,708

29.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$157,700

16.5% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Spring Gardens, TX is home to a population of 622 people, from which 90% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.9% of Spring Gardens, TX residents were born outside of the country (105 people).

In 2024, there were 2.25 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (358 people) in Spring Gardens, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 159 White (Hispanic) and 72 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90%

2024 Citizenship

91.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90% of Spring Gardens, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spring Gardens, TX was 91.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spring Gardens, TX

Other (Hispanic)
358 ± 280
White (Hispanic)
159 ± 165
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
72 ± 75

94.7%

Hispanic Population

589 people

94.7% of the people in Spring Gardens, TX are hispanic (589 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Spring Gardens, 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

16.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

105 people

14.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

88 people

As of 2024, 16.9% of Spring Gardens, TX residents (105 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 Spring Gardens, TX was 14.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

15 ± 27

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Spring Gardens, TX.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spring Gardens, TX was $157,700 in 2024, which is 0.474 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,400 to $157,700, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Spring Gardens, TX is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spring Gardens, TX have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spring Gardens, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$157,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,266

$145

Median Property Taxes

±$90

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 Spring Gardens, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$44,708

Median Household Income

± $43,165

145

Number of Households

± 96

In 2024, the median household income of the 145 households in Spring Gardens, TX declined from $44,708 from the previous year's value of $63,162.

The following chart displays the households in Spring Gardens, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spring Gardens, 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 (84.1%)
Carpooled (15.9%)

In 2024, 84.1% of workers in Spring Gardens, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.9%) 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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spring Gardens, TX have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Spring Gardens, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Spring Gardens, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Spring Gardens, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.47% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spring Gardens, TX (34 out of 622 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 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spring Gardens, TX is Two Or More, 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

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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