Population 1,396 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Grays Prairie
Household size in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.99 | 2.83 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.87 | 2.89 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.04 | 2.94 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.24 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.25 | +0.03 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Grays Prairie is a place of big households: 3.24 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.99 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.7 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.1 | 35.3 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.6 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.7 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.0 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Grays Prairie is young: half of its residents are under 35.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children. The picture is much the same across the Dallas area.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.8% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Grays Prairie (10.1%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Grays Prairie
Renters in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.9% | 37.1% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.3% | 39.5% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.1% | 40.5% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 21.3% | 39.9% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | +2.8 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Grays Prairie is largely a place of homeowners: only 21.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 44.7% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.8% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.2 pts | −3.0 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Grays Prairie: just 3.3% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1984 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1988 | 1985 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1987 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1995 | 1992 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Grays Prairie is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1995, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. That is in line with the rest of the Dallas area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $770 | $1,058 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $747 | $1,135 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,099 | $1,349 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,429 | $1,865 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$659 | +$807 | +$639 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Grays Prairie costs $1,429 a month with utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Grays Prairie
Bachelor's degrees in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.0% | 31.6% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.4% | 32.4% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.0% | 34.9% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 28.0% | 39.5% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.1 pts | +7.9 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Grays Prairie than nationally: 28.0% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.3% | 83.5% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.1% | 84.4% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.5% | 85.4% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.9% | 87.6% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | +4.0 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Grays Prairie never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Grays Prairie
| Period | Grays Prairie | Dallas area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.8 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Grays Prairie has been low: just 3.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Grays Prairie compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Prairie | 3.24 | 35.7 | 10.1% | 21.3% | 3.3% | 1995 | $1,429 | 28.0% | 82.9% | 3.0% |
| Scurry | 3.43 | 39.3 | 6.0% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 2000 | $1,368 | 21.1% | 87.8% | 4.3% |
| Cottonwood | 3.24 | 38.0 | 9.4% | 23.3% | 1.2% | 2001 | $1,118 | 12.9% | 78.6% | 4.0% |
| Oak Grove | 3.19 | 35.0 | 9.5% | 20.4% | 4.2% | 1990 | $1,475 | 33.4% | 83.5% | 0.6% |
| Rosser | 3.41 | 37.3 | 2.6% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 2002 | $1,153 | 24.3% | 86.0% | 0.9% |
| Peeltown | 3.77 | 37.1 | 8.5% | 15.4% | 11.2% | 2002 | $1,223 | 16.1% | 87.1% | 4.5% |
| Jiba | 2.81 | 43.0 | 7.5% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 1989 | $1,367 | 8.3% | 75.0% | 1.4% |
| Warsaw | 3.32 | 36.4 | 3.6% | 7.4% | 6.3% | 2002 | $1,702 | 21.0% | 87.2% | 1.8% |
| Elmo | 2.75 | 36.1 | 23.2% | 45.1% | 21.3% | 1974 | $1,400 | 18.1% | 80.7% | 4.0% |
| Styx | 3.50 | 31.2 | 13.4% | 17.8% | 20.7% | 1999 | $1,090 | 18.7% | 89.2% | 6.2% |
| Sand Lake | 2.66 | 45.1 | 7.8% | 6.4% | 9.2% | 1996 | $1,539 | 29.0% | 86.5% | 2.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Grays Prairie. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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