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Gun Barrel City city is a Census city of 6,570 people across 6.25 square miles of land, in Henderson County. Median household income is $71,310, 90.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.5 m.
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Gun Barrel City
What Gun Barrel City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.25 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,051
- County holding the largest share of its areaHenderson 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.
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How many people live in Gun Barrel City
- Population6,570
- Median age50.8
- Population under 181,193 plus or minus 264
- Share under 1818.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,740
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent
- Households2,918
- Family households1,833
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gun Barrel City
- Median household income$71,310
- Per capita income$38,080
- Civilian labor force3,014
- Employed2,753
- Unemployed261 plus or minus 123
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over5,110
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gun Barrel City
- Housing units3,346
- Occupied units2,918
- Vacant units428 plus or minus 156
- Vacancy rate12.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied2,647
- Renter occupied271 plus or minus 102
- Ownership rate90.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$237,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$960
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent
- Single family units2,484
- Share single family74.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more147 plus or minus 89
- Share in buildings of two or more4.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes715 plus or minus 193
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gun Barrel City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,269
- Commuting under 15 minutes934 plus or minus 257
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.2 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more817 plus or minus 262
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone63.7 percent
- Carpooled14.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home17.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gun Barrel City
SBA loans in Gun Barrel City (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$7,535,300
- Average approval$753,530
- Median approval$1,055,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,369,100
- Largest approval$1,369,100
- Jobs supported145
- Jobs per approval14.5
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises30.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Gun Barrel City (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,788,000
- Average approval$1,157,600
- Median approval$935,000
- Largest approval$2,421,000
- Jobs supported81
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Gun Barrel City
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number480328
- Currently effective map date04/05/10
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Henderson County, not Gun Barrel City
Henderson County context, not Gun Barrel City figures
These are Henderson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Gun Barrel City measurements.
- Establishments in Henderson County1,521
- Employment at those establishments, Henderson County15,622
- Covered employment, Henderson County19,534
- Average annual pay, Henderson County$48,745
- Average weekly wage, Henderson County$937
- Housing units permitted, Henderson County274
- Of those, single family, Henderson County258
- County product, 2024, Henderson County$2,783,746,000
- County product change over the prior year, Henderson County6.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Henderson County$68,992
Every figure in this section is published for Henderson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gun Barrel City. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Gun Barrel City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gun Barrel City, Texas?
6,570, in 2,918 households. Gun Barrel City city covers 6.25 square miles of land, which is 1,051 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gun Barrel City in?
Henderson 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 Gun Barrel City?
$71,310. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $237,300. Median gross rent is $960 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gun Barrel City businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totalling $7.5 m, across 8 lenders, median approval $1,055,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $5.8 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gun Barrel City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gun Barrel City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gun Barrel City. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is Gun Barrel City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gun Barrel City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 480328, 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 Gun Barrel City figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Henderson 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 Gun Barrel City.
Is zoning published for Gun Barrel City?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.