Population 2,000 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Guy
Household size in Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.16 | 2.96 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.73 | 3.00 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.92 | 2.98 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.39 | 2.91 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.24 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Guy is a place of big households: 3.39 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 3.16, 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 Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.6 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.3 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.1 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.1 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 34.5, Guy is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
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 Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.9% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Guy (10.9%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the wider Houston area (13.5%).
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 Guy
Renters in Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.2% | 36.6% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.5% | 38.6% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.9% | 39.5% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 38.8% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −8.2 pts | +2.2 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Guy is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 7.0% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About two-thirds of owners (67.3%) have paid off their mortgages, well 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 Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.6% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.0% of homes in Guy are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1989 | 1985 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1989 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1992 | 1988 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1996 | 1993 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
Guy has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1996, versus 1980 nationally. That is in line with the rest of the Houston 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 Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,027 | $1,018 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $806 | $1,103 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,020 | $1,300 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,079 | $1,649 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$52 | +$631 | +$639 | +$606 |
The median renter in Guy pays $1,079 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 18.6% 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 Guy
Bachelor's degrees in Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.8% | 29.2% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 30.4% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.6% | 32.5% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.7% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +14.9 pts | +6.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Guy: 24.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 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 Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.2% | 80.9% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.2% | 81.9% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 81.1% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.8% | 84.8% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | +3.9 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Guy never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. The picture is much the same across the Houston area.
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 Guy
| Period | Guy | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.5% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Guy: 8.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Guy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy | 3.39 | 34.5 | 10.9% | 7.0% | 5.0% | 1996 | $1,079 | 24.7% | 83.8% | 8.9% |
| Needville | 2.91 | 40.1 | 6.9% | 22.7% | 6.2% | 1990 | $1,155 | 27.0% | 82.6% | 3.6% |
| Long Point | 2.74 | 43.8 | 11.6% | 14.7% | 8.0% | 1990 | $1,000 | 38.9% | 92.1% | 11.7% |
| Fairchilds | 2.89 | 41.5 | 3.1% | 16.7% | 2.7% | 1996 | $965 | 34.9% | 89.1% | 6.7% |
| Danciger | 2.65 | 45.9 | 4.8% | 18.8% | 24.1% | 2001 | $1,300 | 17.5% | 76.3% | 5.7% |
| Damon | 2.59 | 49.4 | 6.8% | 18.2% | 17.0% | 1994 | $1,055 | 21.2% | 75.0% | 10.9% |
| Iago | 2.81 | 36.1 | 12.7% | 12.1% | 6.6% | 1981 | $910 | 23.2% | 84.0% | 3.8% |
| Pleak | 3.10 | 37.2 | 9.4% | 10.5% | 5.1% | 2006 | $1,778 | 22.4% | 88.3% | 3.4% |
| Clodine | 2.76 | 42.1 | 18.2% | 7.7% | 6.4% | 1997 | $1,552 | 55.0% | 95.1% | 7.8% |
| Boling | 2.42 | 39.0 | 11.5% | 14.2% | 8.5% | 1975 | $868 | 18.7% | 80.8% | 4.9% |
| Beasley | 3.40 | 39.7 | 9.4% | 26.1% | 6.7% | 1984 | $1,284 | 17.4% | 76.2% | 7.8% |
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 Guy. 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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