GarnerTX
Home to 493 people, the town was settled in 1890.
Is Garner a good place to live?
Garner’s median age is 51.3 years, where Texas’ towns sit at 35.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Garner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
493 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Garner: who provides what
Garner is unincorporated, so Parker County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garner.
Fewer children than Texas overall
Four-year graduates: 29% of adults 25 and older here, 34% across Texas. Children under 18 are 8% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Garner’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Garner | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.8% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.3% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Garner’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to Garner ISD. The largest public high school is Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy, with 357 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garner College and Career Preparatory AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 357 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Garner work out of town
Garner: 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Garner has added 88 jobs, to 98 in 2023. In Garner, the mean commuting time is 29 minutes.
| Garner | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Garner: tornadoes
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Garner than in 74% of U.S. communities. 29% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tornadoes, followed by inland flooding at 27%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Garner brings four seasons and hot summers
The town’s July high comes in at 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Garner is
Nearly a quarter of adults get no exercise outside work in Garner. CDC measures, 31 in all: Garner beats Texas on 10 and trails on 3.
| Garner | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Garner | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 12.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.1% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Garner keeps 0.2% of its land conserved
1.1 miles of trail. Garner’s density of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Garner | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Garner sells for about $357K
The share of households in Garner who own their home: 88%. The rent at the middle of the market here is $1,672 a month.
| Garner | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,672 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Garner
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Garner
About 11 of every 100 Garner residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Garner for work
Where Garner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Garner
Place in Texas, United States
Garner is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) on Farm to Market Road 113 northwest of Weatherford in Parker County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Garner had a population of 397.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 955 ft
Questions about Garner
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garner, TX a good place to live?
Garner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.