Census place 4829168

Gatesville

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Gatesville city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Gatesville.

According to the 2025 estimate, Gatesville has a population of 16,422 and 1,541 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median gross rent is $1,007, below the comparison median of $1,360; median household income is $57,217, below the comparison median of $73,005; and median home value is $207,300, below the comparison median of $256,600. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median gross rent
$1,007
Below the comparison median of $1,360
median household income
$57,217
Below the comparison median of $73,005
median home value
$207,300
Below the comparison median of $256,600

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Gatesville's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
16,422
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.3%
Population estimate
Density
1,541/sq mi
10.7 sq mi land area
Median age
39.4 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$57,217
Median home value
$207,300
Median gross rent
$1,007
Bachelor’s degree or higher
8.6%
Typical commute
22.8 min
Drive-alone commute
79.8%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
1.6%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
36.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
32.9%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
19.6%
Unemployed residents 16+
0.9%
Working from home
3.7%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
86.2%
Homes built 2020+
3.2%
Households without a vehicle
6%
Households with children
25.1%
Residents with a disability
21.1%
Residents without insurance
10.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Coryell County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
14
Fire declarations
4
Flood declarations
3
Hurricane declarations
3

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: WACO RGNL AP (33 mi from place center)
Average high
78.6°F
Average low
55.6°F
Annual rainfall
36.4"
Annual snowfall
0.7"

Month by month

A year in Gatesville.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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