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SheetTX-GROESBECK-TX · Groesbeck, TX 3,634 pop · income 27th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Groesbeck
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Groesbeck on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
West Columbia · lowest
41,985
West Columbia · lowest
41,985 median HH income
26.4% of the leader · rank #1
Tupper Lake · near
54,613
Tupper Lake · near
54,613 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #2
Groesbeck · this city
54,615
Groesbeck · this city
54,615 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #3
Syracuse · near
54,615
Syracuse · near
54,615 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #4
Fountain Hill · near
54,615
Fountain Hill · near
54,615 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #5
Xenia · near
54,616
Xenia · near
54,616 median HH income
34.4% of the leader · rank #6
Shavano Park · highest
158,969
Shavano Park · highest
158,969 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Groesbeck on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,634.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Groesbeck - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Groesbeck places in the 27th percentile for household income and the 46th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
27th
percentile, household income
25th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
46th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Groesbeck, TX
Groesbeck is a small town in Texas, home to 3,634 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Groesbeck brings in $54,615 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.9%. Typical homes in Groesbeck are valued around $144,100, and the median resident age is 35.6 years. 13.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 49.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 11 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 22% from five years earlier. Groesbeck reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1498.8 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,149 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Groesbeck's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to reported crime to housing and income to schools and households to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Groesbeck, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, annual population history, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Groesbeck growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +98 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 11 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Groesbeck?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1498.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 34% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
How far does income reach against housing in Groesbeck?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Which cities make useful reference points for Groesbeck?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Eastland (3,631 residents, $51,334 income); West Columbia (3,631 residents, $41,985 income); Howe (3,638 residents, $57,417 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Tyro, NC (3,635 residents); Combined Locks, WI (3,633 residents); Beaver, UT (3,632 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Groesbeck?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 13.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
4
Bachelor's degree+
13.8%
Poverty estimate
5.9%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What does the journey to work look like in Groesbeck?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
15.1%
Drive alone
80.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 1,392 workers age 16+.
Below median income · poverty 5.9% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
F
City profile score · Groesbeck, TX
39/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate C+
5.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime F
278 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$54,615
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
13.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Groesbeck profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 60/100 (C+) · 5.9%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Violent crime: 36/100 (F) · 278 /100k
Household income: 27/100 (F) · $54,615
Bachelor's+ share: 17/100 (F) · 13.8%
Where Groesbeck sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Groesbeck's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Groesbeck highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Groesbeck, TX (this city): home $144,100, crime 1,499/100k
Gravette, AR : home $189,100, crime 1,652/100k
Omro, WI : home $170,300, crime 858/100k
Eastland, TX : home $175,800, crime 1,696/100k
West Columbia, TX : home $138,200, crime 1,745/100k
Howe, TX : home $190,000, crime 244/100k
Laguna Vista, TX : home $267,500, crime 683/100k
Shavano Park, TX : home $838,800, crime 1,215/100k
Ballinger, TX : home $109,000, crime 785/100k
How does Groesbeck compare to other US cities?
Where Groesbeck sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income27% higher than other cities
Home value25% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety46% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Texas, Groesbeck ranks #342 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Groesbeck against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Groesbeck near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Groesbeck ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Groesbeck only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,001 of 1,520
34th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#842 of 1,505
44th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,039 of 1,663
37th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,029 of 1,663
38th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
27th percentile nationally for median household income · 46th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Groesbeck's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Groesbeck's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Groesbeck's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$144,100Among the most affordablemore affordable than 75% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Groesbeck's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,716 of 15,516
More affordable than 70% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#4,171 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.6×, Groesbeck sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,716 of 15,516 and #4,171 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$54,615Groesbeck, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Groesbeck, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Groesbeck, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)49.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,634
Median Income
$54,615
Median Home Value
$144,100
Median Age
35.6
Poverty Rate
5.9%
Labor force participation
49.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
13.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1498.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
277.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1221.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Groesbeck's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,897 residents
2021
3,876 residents
2022
3,911 residents
2023
3,937 residents
2024
3,979 residents
2025
3,995 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
11
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
8
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
9
9
0
$0.7M
2020
1
1
0
$0.0M
2021
5
5
0
$1.1M
2022
8
0
8
$0.5M
2023
13
5
8
$1.0M
2024
11
3
8
$0.8M
Permit volume increased 22% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
80.3%
Carpool
2.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.0%
Work from Home
15.1%
Based on 1,392 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Groesbeck. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Groesbeck is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Groesbeck sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Groesbeck compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.