City safety & data profile
GarlandTX
Garland, TX is a 237K-resident city in Dallas County with a median household income of $76,320.
Dallas County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Garland, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Garland has a population larger than 98% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $270,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-08-10
- 237K
- Population (place)
- Top 2%
- By size
- $76,320
- Median income (place)
- $270,800
- Median home (place)
- 13%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Garland
Garland posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Garland area.
- Bottom 46%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Garland
Where Garland income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$76,320 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Garland, TX beyond the headline numbers
Garland sits inside Dallas County, Texas, at roughly 32.91°N, -96.64°W. Population 236,897, $76,320 median household income. Median home value $270,800, median rent $1,641. Poverty rate 13%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Garland, 0 with an ER.
Poverty in Garland, TX stands at 13%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
The median home in Garland costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.
Remote work covers 12.4% of Garland workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 22.6% in Garland, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Garland's median age is 35 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Garland from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Dallas County): Garland's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 13% +5% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 25.4% |
| Work From Home | 12.4% |
| Public Transit | 0.9% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Alerts & News - Garland Area
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Garland right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
Frequently Asked Questions 6
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Safety Context
Garland, TX is located in Dallas County, Texas. With a population of 237K and a $76,320 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital. Safety alerts for the Garland area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Texas
Real-time AQI for every monitored Texas location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Garland's profile
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Dallas County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.