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Giddings, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Giddings is a Census city of 5,151 people across 5.28 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $72,913, 65.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Giddings
What Giddings is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.28 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land976
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee 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.
Giddings
How many people live in Giddings
- Population5,151
- Median age43.9
- Population under 18984 plus or minus 326
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over995 plus or minus 309
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households2,201
- Family households1,695
- Share of households that are families77.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Giddings
Income and work in Giddings
- Median household income$72,913 plus or minus $20,716
- Per capita income$32,803
- Civilian labor force2,784
- Employed2,655
- Unemployed129 plus or minus 148
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over3,722
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Giddings
Housing in Giddings
- Housing units2,354
- Occupied units2,201
- Vacant units153 plus or minus 127
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied1,439 plus or minus 310
- Renter occupied762 plus or minus 267
- Ownership rate65.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$252,300 plus or minus $50,593
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,231 plus or minus $331
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units1,858
- Share single family78.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more267 plus or minus 164
- Share in buildings of two or more11.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes229 plus or minus 159
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Giddings gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,356
- Commuting under 15 minutes979 plus or minus 342
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.6 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more843 plus or minus 389
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.8 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Drove alone73.2 percent
- Carpooled13.4 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Giddings
SBA loans in Giddings (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,489,900
- Average approval$355,700
- Median approval$139,900
- Largest approval$965,000
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Giddings, 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.
Giddings
SBA loans in Giddings (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,349,000
- Average approval$674,500
- Median approval$674,500
- Largest approval$1,109,000
- Jobs supported16
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off1
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Giddings, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Giddings
Flood risk in Giddings
- NFIP communityCity of Giddings
- NFIP community number480435
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/14
The City of Giddings participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480435 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.
Lee County, not Giddings
Lee County context, not Giddings figures
- Establishments in Lee County430
- Covered employment, Lee County7,847
- Average annual pay, Lee County$62,553
- Housing units permitted, Lee County20
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Giddings.
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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Common questions
Giddings questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Giddings, Texas?
5,151, in 2,201 households. Giddings city covers 5.28 square miles of land, which is 976 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Giddings in?
Lee 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 Giddings?
$72,913. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $252,300. Median gross rent is $1,231 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Giddings businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $139,900, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Giddings, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Giddings borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Giddings. 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.
Is Giddings in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Giddings appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Giddings, city of, community 480435, 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 Giddings figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee 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 Giddings.
Is zoning published for Giddings?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.