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Gardendale, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Gardendale is a Census CDP of 1,544 people across 11.47 square miles of land, in Ector County. Median household income is $103,750, 95.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gardendale
What Gardendale is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area11.47 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land135 plus or minus 57
- County holding the largest share of its areaEctor 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.
Gardendale
How many people live in Gardendale
- Population1,544 plus or minus 654
- Median age31.4
- Population under 18603 plus or minus 247
- Share under 1839.1 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Population 65 and over167 plus or minus 101
- Share 65 and over10.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households526 plus or minus 154
- Family households345 plus or minus 136
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent plus or minus 17.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gardendale
Income and work in Gardendale
- Median household income$103,750 plus or minus $43,619
- Per capita income$51,835
- Civilian labor force718 plus or minus 284
- Employed717 plus or minus 283
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over897 plus or minus 285
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent plus or minus 39.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.2 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gardendale
Housing in Gardendale
- Housing units585 plus or minus 174
- Occupied units526 plus or minus 154
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Owner occupied502 plus or minus 152
- Renter occupied24 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate95.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$408,700
- Single family units405 plus or minus 155
- Share single family69.2 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes180 plus or minus 101
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gardendale
How Gardendale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute690 plus or minus 281
- Commuting under 15 minutes74 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more269 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.0 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Drove alone85.9 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gardendale
SBA loans in Gardendale (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,648,700
- Average approval$1,324,350
- Median approval$1,324,350
- Largest approval$2,398,700
- Jobs supported27
- Jobs per approval13.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term216 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gardendale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Ector County, not Gardendale
Ector County context, not Gardendale figures
- Establishments in Ector County3,994
- Covered employment, Ector County79,763
- Average annual pay, Ector County$75,029
- Housing units permitted, Ector County1,004
Every figure in this section is published for Ector County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gardendale.
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
Gardendale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gardendale, Texas?
1,544, in 526 households. Gardendale CDP covers 11.47 square miles of land, which is 135 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gardendale in?
Ector 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 Gardendale?
$103,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $408,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gardendale businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,324,350. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gardendale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gardendale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gardendale. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page Gardendale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ector 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 Gardendale.
Is zoning published for Gardendale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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