Garwood’s typical journey to work is 30 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For most workers, Garwood is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Jobs here fell by 260 from 2013 to 2023, to 66. The income of the median household for Garwood comes to $62,000.

1%work in town

	Garwood	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	30 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	0.9%	8.3%	8%
Median household income	$62,000	$69,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Garwood1%

Houston23%

Sheridan4%

Columbus4%

Austin3%

58 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Garwood

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here66 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Garwood Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 58 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Garwood’s kids attend

Public schools: Rice CISD. Its one school is below. 120 students attend Garwood’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Garwood ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	120	A⁻

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The districtsRICE CISD Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town Every school1 school · Garwood El Questions“Are Garwood’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Who lives here

Younger than Texas overall

Just over two in five adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 34% across Texas. People 65 and older are 2% of residents (13% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide).

34median age · TX 35.6

	Garwood	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	41%	23%	29%
Median age	34 years	35.9 years	40.5 years

GarwoodTexasUnited States

TXU.S.

Ages · share of residents

30%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma22%

High school10%

Some college18%

Associate’s9%

Bachelor’s34%

Graduate7%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 28% and 50% women

The Census survey reached too few of Garwood’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Garwood
	Garwood	TX	U.S.
Under 10	26.4%	13.3%	11.6%
10 to 17	7.3%	11.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	0%	9.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	17.4%	14.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	1.8%	12.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	30.1%	11.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	2.3%	8.2%	10.2%
75 and older	0%	5.2%	7%
No diploma	21.5%	14%	10.4%
High school	10.2%	24.3%	26%
Some college	18%	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s	9%	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	34.4%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate	7%	12.3%	14.1%

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Ages34 median age · 2% are 65 or older Schooling41% have a four-year degree Homes77% own their home · Homeowners Income$62K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Garwood

Garwood’s July high is 95°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter45–66°

Spring60–80°

Summer73–94°

Fall60–82°

Dec 1

typical first frost

Feb 21

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

96°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 43°Rain & snow45″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

A home in Garwood is worth about $249K, on Zillow’s estimate

In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 5.8%. The share of households in Garwood who are owner-occupiers: 77%.

$249KZillow home value

Typical home value

Garwood$249K

Texas$296K

−5.8%

value change, 1 year

Full pageGarwood’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsDown 5.8% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.0 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

More of Garwood’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

Garwood: nearly a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress. A third of Garwood adults say their health is fair or poor.

	Garwood	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	33%	24%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	20%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	19%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	39%	30%	25%

31 measures vs. Texas

1 better10 too close to call20 worse

What stands out	Garwood	TX
More adults treating high blood pressure	80.2%	74.1%
More adults with COPD	11.5%	5.7%

Rice Medical Center

10.9 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

Full pageGarwood’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.9 miles to an ER · Rice Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 1 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Garwood: drought

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in half of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Garwood, 34% come from drought and 22% from hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Garwood households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.

50risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtHurricanesInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageGarwood’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Garwood Get ready49 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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Everything we know about Garwood

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The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than TX on 1 of 31 CDC measures Cost of living$249K typical home · down 5.8% in a year Work & commute$62K median household income · 66 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 50% of U.S. communities · drought

Out and about

PlacesAttractions7 nearby · 20th Century Technology Museum 21 mi LibraryGarwood Memorial Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1901 Climate96° summer highs

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Garwood; the nearest are

Wharton County Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wharton21.3 mi$3,192 in-state tuition Prairie View A & M UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Prairie View51.7 mi$11,299 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Garwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Garwood for work

Where Garwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

66jobs based in Garwood

1%of working residents work in town

58 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Garwood

Place in Texas, United States

Garwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Colorado County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Garwood had a population of 510.

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Area: 5.5 sq mi
Elevation: 154 ft
ZIP code: 77442

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