Amberton's Living Circumstances

Garland Independent School District Overview

Amberton University located in Garland Independent School District area. A total of 94,829 households are located in Garland Independent School District area. Among them, 38,660 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.63 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 103,424 and 81,138 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14.86% (44,266) of residents are non-citizens and 41.21% (122,740) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Garland Independent School District, Texas
Household	94,829
Population	297,841
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	38,660 (40.77%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	103,424
Total Students	81,138
Pre-Kindergarten	3,227
Kindergarten	3,962
Grade 1-8	36,309
Grade 9-12	18,570
College/Graduate School	19,070
Veterans	218,268
Non-citizen	44,266
Non-English Home Language	122,740
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

227,868 residents are over the age of 16 and 159,460 people are in labor force. Among them, 159,369 people are in civilian labor force and 91 are in armed labor force. 151,002 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Garland Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	148,453	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	118,000	79.49%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	16,224	10.93%
Public transportation	3,429	2.31%
Walked	912	0.61%
Other method	2,231	1.50%
Worked from home	7,657	5.16%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	151,002	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	48,751	32.29%
Service	26,916	17.82%
Sales and office	36,326	24.06%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	18,905	12.52%
Production, transportation, and material moving	20,104	13.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	151,002	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	759	0.50%
Construction	15,500	10.26%
Manufacturing	14,611	9.68%
Wholesale trade	4,382	2.90%
Retail trade	17,975	11.90%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	7,508	4.97%
Information	3,565	2.36%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	11,726	7.77%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	18,899	12.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	28,305	18.74%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	13,683	9.06%
Other services, except public administration	10,728	7.10%
Public administration	3,361	2.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	151,002	-
Private wage and salary workers	127,001	84.11%
Government workers	13,012	8.62%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	10,691	7.08%
Unpaid family workers	298	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $85,397 for the 94,829 households in Garland Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $32,546. 236,811 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 79.50%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	94,829	-
Less than $10,000	3,362	3.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,429	2.56%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,282	6.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,588	9.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,231	12.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	18,454	19.46%
$75,000 - $99,999	14,165	14.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,337	18.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,616	6.98%
More than $200,000	5,365	5.66%
Median Household Income	$69,045	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$85,397	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	72,471	-
Less than $10,000	2,045	2.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,343	1.85%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,939	5.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,763	7.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,499	11.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	14,130	19.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	11,447	15.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,780	20.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,639	7.78%
More than $200,000	4,886	6.74%

Median Family Income	$75,778	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$92,076	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,546	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,212	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,212	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	297,882	-
With health insurance coverage	236,811	79.50%
Public coverage	80,773	27.12%
Private health insurance	177,210	59.49%
Without health insurance coverage	61,071	20.50%

Housing

There are 99,285 housing units in Garland Independent School District area, Texas with 94,829 units (95.51%) occupied. 64,494 houses (68.01%) are occupied by owner and 30,335 houses (31.99%) are rented. The average housing value is $178,200 and the average rental cost is $1,154. 2,762 houses (2.78%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,877 houses (1.89%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	99,285	-
Occupied	94,829	95.51%
Owner Occupied	64,494	68.01%
Renter Occupied	30,335	31.99%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	76,114	76.66%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,809	2.83%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	19,746	19.89%
Mobile Homes	593	0.60%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	23	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	99,285	-
Built 2014 or later	2,762	2.78%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,041	2.06%
Built 2000 - 2009	13,905	14.01%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,977	14.08%
Built 1980 - 1989	22,831	23.00%
Built 1970 - 1979	23,467	23.64%
Built 1960 - 1969	11,968	12.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,457	6.50%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,877	1.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	99,285	-
1 room	1,452	1.46%
2 rooms	2,376	2.39%
3 rooms	8,237	8.30%
4 rooms	12,062	12.15%
5 rooms	19,365	19.50%
6 rooms	20,974	21.13%
7 rooms	13,724	13.82%
8 rooms	9,958	10.03%
9 rooms or more	11,137	11.22%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	99,285	-
no bedroom	1,667	1.68%
1 bedroom	8,397	8.46%
2 bedrooms	14,853	14.96%
3 bedrooms	47,153	47.49%
4 bedrooms	22,909	23.07%
5 bedrooms or more	4,306	4.34%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	64,494	-
Less than $50,000	1,407	2.18%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,469	10.03%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,401	22.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	15,934	24.71%
$200,000 - $299,999	17,755	27.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	7,701	11.94%
$500,000 - $999,999	613	0.95%
$1,000,000 or more	214	0.33%
Median House Value	$178,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	29,457	-
Less than $500	976	3.31%
$500 - $999	9,148	31.06%
$1,000 - $1,499	12,495	42.42%
$1,500 - $1,999	5,406	18.35%
$2,000 - $2,499	894	3.03%
$2,500 - $2,999	141	0.48%
$3,000 or more	397	1.35%
Median Rental Costs	$1,154	-

Demographic

A total of 298,563 people lives in Garland Independent School District area, Texas with 147,897 male and 150,666 female. The males to female ratio is 49.54 to 50.46. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	298,563	-
Male	147,897	49.54%
Female	150,666	50.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	298,563	-
Under 5 years	21,657	7.25%
5 - 9 years	20,986	7.03%
10 - 14 years	23,301	7.80%
15 - 19 years	21,834	7.31%
20 - 24 years	19,348	6.48%
25 - 34 years	42,128	14.11%
35 - 44 years	37,714	12.63%
45 - 54 years	40,363	13.52%
55 - 59 years	20,521	6.87%
60 - 64 years	16,609	5.56%
65 - 74 years	21,347	7.15%
75 - 84 years	9,911	3.32%
85 years and older	2,844	0.95%
Median Age	35.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	298,563	-
One Race	287,923	96.44%
White	193,577	64.84%
Black or African American	45,647	15.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,625	0.54%
Asian	31,715	10.62%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	71	0.02%
Other	15,288	5.12%

Two or more races	10,640	3.56%
White and Black or African American	3,423	1.15%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,403	0.47%
White and Asian	1,690	0.57%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	287	0.10%