Groom, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Groom is a Census town of 549 people across 0.74 square miles of land, in Carson County. Median household income is $67,917, 84.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Groom
What Groom is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land738 plus or minus 169
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groom
How many people live in Groom
- Population549 plus or minus 126
- Median age46.4 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18112 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over136 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over24.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Households231 plus or minus 50
- Family households147 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families63.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groom
Income and work in Groom
- Median household income$67,917 plus or minus $17,865
- Per capita income$47,176 plus or minus $14,447
- Civilian labor force303 plus or minus 93
- Employed302 plus or minus 93
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over374 plus or minus 88
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent plus or minus 29.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.3 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groom
Housing in Groom
- Housing units255 plus or minus 53
- Occupied units231 plus or minus 50
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied196 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied35 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate84.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$93,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,094
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units227 plus or minus 54
- Share single family89.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groom
How Groom gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute284 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes130 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more143 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone88.6 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groom
Flood risk in Groom
- NFIP communityCity of Groom
- NFIP community number480726
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/85(M)
The City of Groom participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480726 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carson County, not Groom
Carson County context, not Groom figures
- Establishments in Carson County131
- Covered employment, Carson County6,841
- Average annual pay, Carson County$98,977
- Housing units permitted, Carson County41
Every figure in this section is published for Carson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Groom.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Groom questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Groom, Texas?
549, in 231 households. Groom town covers 0.74 square miles of land, which is 738 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Groom in?
Carson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Groom?
$67,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $93,900. Median gross rent is $1,094 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Groom in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Groom appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Groom, city of, community 480726, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Groom figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Groom.
Is zoning published for Groom?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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