Gardendale is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,020 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gardendale is the 641st largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Gardendale was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gardendale economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gardendale, where the median household income is $96,974.00.

Gardendale real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Gardendale house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Of important note, Gardendale is also a town of artists. Gardendale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Gardendale’s character.

Overall, Gardendale’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gardendale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gardendale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Gardendale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Gardendale with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.52% of adults in Gardendale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gardendale in 2022 was $40,551, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,204 for a family of four. However, Gardendale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gardendale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gardendale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gardendale residents report their race to be White. Gardendale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gardendale include English, Italian, Irish, German, and Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Gardendale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.