Groves is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,798 people and four associated neighborhoods, Groves is the 168th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Groves is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Groves is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Groves who work in sales jobs (14.33%), office and administrative support (12.02%), and teaching (6.60%). The citizens of Groves are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.80% of adults in Groves have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Groves in 2022 was $32,330, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,320 for a family of four. However, Groves contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Groves is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Groves home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Groves residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Groves also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Groves include German, French, English, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Groves is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
