Gatesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,388 people and five associated neighborhoods, Gatesville is the 181st largest community in Texas.Gatesville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gatesville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gatesville who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (14.30%), management occupations (11.89%), and office and administrative support (10.39%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Gatesville, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Being a small city, Gatesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Gatesville have a very low rate of college education: just 8.89% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Gatesville in 2022 was $18,296, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,184 for a family of four. However, Gatesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gatesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gatesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gatesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gatesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gatesville include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Gatesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
