The 10 Gayest Places In Texas For 2024


The gayest cities in Texas are Salado and Terrell Hills for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Texas research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Texas with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Texas is Salado. 4.08% of households in Salado are gay.

  • The city in Texas with the most same-sex houesholds is Houston with 3,853 gay households.

  • Texas is the 19th most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Texas Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 0.97% of Texas residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 107,252 gay households in The Lone Star State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Texas.

After analyzing 485 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Texas for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Texas For 2024

  1. Salado
  2. Terrell Hills
  3. Pilot Point
  4. Hallsville
  5. La Grange
  6. Hudson
  7. Jersey Village
  8. Sinton
  9. Stamford
  10. Levelland

What’s the gayest place in Texas? According to the facts, Salado is the gayest place in Texas for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Texas reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Texas For 2024

1. Salado

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Households: 1,029
Gay Households: 21 (127th highest)
% Gay Households: 4.08% (1st highest)
More on Salado: Crime

Terrell Hills, TX

Source: Wikipedia User Tang Horseman | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Households: 1,828
Gay Households: 34 (104th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.72% (2nd highest)
More on Terrell Hills: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

3. Pilot Point

Pilot Point, TX

Source: Wikipedia User Renelibrary | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Households: 1,736
Gay Households: 31 (109th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.57% (3rd highest)
More on Pilot Point: Crime

4. Hallsville

Hallsville, TX

Source: Wikipedia User Billy Hathorn | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Households: 1,421
Gay Households: 22 (122nd highest)
% Gay Households: 3.1% (4th highest)
More on Hallsville: Crime

5. La Grange

La Grange, TX

Source: Wikipedia User Larry D. Moore | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 1,575
Gay Households: 20 (132nd highest)
% Gay Households: 2.54% (5th highest)
More on La Grange: Crime

6. Hudson

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 1,718
Gay Households: 25 (118th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.21% (6th highest)
More on Hudson: Crime | Cost Of Living

Jersey Village, TX

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Households: 3,895
Gay Households: 51 (76th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.21% (7th highest)
More on Jersey Village: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Overall SnackAbility

2
/10

Households: 1,923
Gay Households: 20 (132nd highest)
% Gay Households: 2.08% (8th highest)
More on Sinton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

9. Stamford

Stamford, TX

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 1,418
Gay Households: 13 (168th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.83% (9th highest)
More on Stamford: Crime

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Households: 4,763
Gay Households: 47 (84th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.72% (10th highest)
More on Levelland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Texas for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Texas, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 485 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 4.08% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Texas.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Texas For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Texas, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Texas are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Texas:

  • Yoakum
  • Graham
  • Granite Shoals

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Table: Gayest Places To Live In Texas

Rank City Households % Gay Households
1 Salado 1,029 4.08%
2 Terrell Hills 1,828 3.72%
3 Pilot Point 1,736 3.57%
4 Hallsville 1,421 3.1%
5 La Grange 1,575 2.54%
6 Hudson 1,718 2.21%
7 Jersey Village 3,895 2.21%
8 Sinton 1,923 2.08%
9 Stamford 1,418 1.83%
10 Levelland 4,763 1.72%
11 West Lake Hills 1,309 1.68%
12 Farmers Branch 13,404 1.57%
13 Seagoville 4,219 1.47%
14 Bee Cave 2,738 1.46%
15 Mexia 2,353 1.44%
16 Burleson 15,349 1.3%
17 Lake Dallas 2,843 1.27%
18 Bellaire 6,644 1.2%
19 Nassau Bay 1,832 1.2%
20 Nolanville 1,892 1.16%
21 Addison 8,689 1.15%
22 Aledo 1,085 1.11%
23 Dickinson 7,604 1.08%
24 Forney 5,970 1.07%
25 Lago Vista 2,812 1.07%
26 Princeton 3,275 1.04%
27 Corinth 7,239 1.02%
28 Balch Springs 6,591 1.0%
29 Kemah 1,022 0.98%
30 Sachse 7,655 0.97%
31 Little Elm 13,622 0.94%
32 Dallas 505,816 0.92%
33 Austin 370,043 0.89%
34 Navasota 2,273 0.88%
35 Jefferson 1,000 0.8%
36 Hutto 7,043 0.8%
37 Hickory Creek 1,607 0.75%
38 Richardson 42,723 0.73%
39 Nederland 6,909 0.69%
40 Galveston 20,920 0.69%
41 Watauga 7,732 0.67%
42 Grapevine 20,097 0.66%
43 Mcallen 45,065 0.62%
44 Helotes 2,638 0.61%
45 Borger 4,298 0.56%
46 Edinburg 26,603 0.55%
47 Dayton 2,920 0.55%
48 Crockett 2,620 0.53%
49 Lewisville 38,908 0.52%
50 Houston 848,340 0.52%
51 Los Fresnos 2,006 0.5%
52 Highland Park 3,623 0.5%
53 Leon Valley 4,153 0.48%
54 Bryan 29,985 0.48%
55 Odessa 40,319 0.48%
56 Pflugerville 20,266 0.47%
57 Longview 30,610 0.47%
58 Corpus Christi 116,562 0.46%
59 Lakeway 5,684 0.46%
60 San Antonio 497,794 0.45%
61 Victoria 23,607 0.45%
62 Irving 84,772 0.43%
63 Pearland 39,527 0.42%
64 Corsicana 8,228 0.41%
65 Southlake 9,132 0.39%
66 Carrollton 47,913 0.39%
67 Euless 21,707 0.38%
68 Lubbock 94,398 0.38%
69 Midlothian 7,801 0.36%
70 Allen 32,518 0.35%
71 University Park 7,751 0.34%
72 Round Rock 37,830 0.33%
73 Kerrville 9,666 0.33%
74 Keller 15,230 0.33%
75 San Marcos 22,775 0.32%
76 Bedford 21,120 0.32%
77 Fort Worth 291,739 0.31%
78 Arlington 134,984 0.31%
79 Cibolo 8,435 0.31%
80 Cedar Park 23,463 0.31%
81 Rowlett 20,572 0.28%
82 Killeen 51,887 0.28%
83 Cleburne 10,915 0.27%
84 Huntsville 12,391 0.27%
85 Glenn Heights 3,659 0.27%
86 Plano 105,557 0.27%
87 La Porte 12,563 0.27%
88 Universal City 7,394 0.27%
89 Lake Jackson 10,454 0.27%
90 Mesquite 46,503 0.26%
91 Garland 75,439 0.26%
92 Harlingen 21,015 0.26%
93 Sugar Land 38,373 0.25%
94 Lancaster 13,177 0.24%
95 San Angelo 36,854 0.24%
96 Schertz 13,508 0.24%
97 El Paso 225,264 0.24%
98 Converse 7,646 0.24%
99 Mckinney 59,580 0.23%
100 Leander 13,905 0.23%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

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