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.

Gardendale’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gardendale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gardendale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gardendale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gardendale may be for you.

Gardendale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

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.