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Gatesville, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Gatesville is a Census city of 16,228 people across 10.66 square miles of land, in Coryell County. Median household income is $57,217, 63.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gatesville
What Gatesville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.66 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,523
- County holding the largest share of its areaCoryell 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.
Gatesville
How many people live in Gatesville
- Population16,228
- Median age39.4
- Population under 181,393 plus or minus 279
- Share under 188.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Population 65 and over1,795
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households3,082
- Family households1,949
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gatesville
Income and work in Gatesville
- Median household income$57,217 plus or minus $13,159
- Per capita income$17,236
- Civilian labor force3,066
- Employed2,929
- Unemployed137 plus or minus 104
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over13,824
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gatesville
- Housing units3,288
- Occupied units3,082
- Vacant units206 plus or minus 117
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied1,969
- Renter occupied1,113 plus or minus 231
- Ownership rate63.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$207,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,007
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units2,649
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more551 plus or minus 180
- Share in buildings of two or more16.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes88 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gatesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,938
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,427
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more988 plus or minus 228
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent
- Drove alone79.8 percent
- Carpooled12.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gatesville
SBA loans in Gatesville (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,599,100
- Average approval$519,820
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$1,271,200
- Jobs supported49
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gatesville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Gatesville
- NFIP communityCity of Gatesville
- NFIP community number480156
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/10
The City of Gatesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480156 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.
Coryell County, not Gatesville
Coryell County context, not Gatesville figures
- Establishments in Coryell County808
- Covered employment, Coryell County14,956
- Average annual pay, Coryell County$53,333
- Housing units permitted, Coryell County385
Every figure in this section is published for Coryell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gatesville.
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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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
Gatesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gatesville, Texas?
16,228, in 3,082 households. Gatesville city covers 10.66 square miles of land, which is 1,523 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gatesville in?
Coryell 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 Gatesville?
$57,217. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $207,300. Median gross rent is $1,007 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gatesville businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $350,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gatesville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gatesville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gatesville. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Gatesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gatesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gatesville, city of, community 480156, 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 Gatesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Coryell 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 Gatesville.
Is zoning published for Gatesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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