Garland

Population & Demographics

Garland, TX

Garland is home to 246,844 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 113,636 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
246,844
people
Population

246,844 residents

Median age 35.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Garland population & demographics

Who lives in Garland — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
246,844
Median age
35.0yrs
Median household income
$76,320
Median home value
$270,800
Median gross rent
$1,641/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
25.4%
Poverty rate
13.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Garland

How Garland breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino45.7%
White24.2%
Black15.1%
Asian11.3%
Two or more races3.0%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Garland

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Garland.

Garland at a glance
Employed Residents
113,636
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Garland proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Garland commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

44
Commute Score

44 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Garland

113,636 commutes, one dot at a time

Garland

Where 113,636 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Garland, by worker count.

1Dallas11.5 mi32,267
2Garland0.0 mi14,683
3Richardson6.5 mi9,135
4Plano12.3 mi8,301
5Irving19.7 mi3,387
6Mesquite8.5 mi3,159
7Fort Worth42.0 mi3,114
8Farmers Branch14.2 mi2,529

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Garland.

1Garland0.0 mi14,683
2Dallas11.5 mi13,495
3Mesquite8.5 mi3,634
4Rowlett5.0 mi3,431
5Plano12.3 mi2,589
6Fort Worth42.0 mi2,203
7Richardson6.5 mi1,941
8McKinney20.1 mi1,837

Top industries

The sectors that employ Garland’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade15.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.1%
MFManufacturing13.7%
EDEducational Services13.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
COConstruction6.5%
WSWholesale Trade5.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Garland

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Garland

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