| Official Name: | East Mountain, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Upshur County EastMountain.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upshur, Gregg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.12 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 899 |
| Population Density Km2: | 157.14 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 131 |
| Elevation Ft: | 430 |
| Coordinates: | 32.6033°N -94.8603°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75644 |
| Area Code: | 430, 903 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-22168[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1334967[3] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 407.09 |
East Mountain is a city in Upshur and Gregg counties,[4] Texas, United States. The population was 899 at the 2020 census,[5] an increase over the figure of 797 tabulated in 2010.
East Mountain is located in southeastern Upshur County at 32.6033°N -94.8603°W (32.603445, –94.860288).[6] Small portions of the city extend south along Gilmer Road and Coulter Road into Gregg County.[4] The city limits extend northwest along Main Street and Medlin Road as far as East Mountain, a 660feet wooded summit overlooking the community.
East Mountain is 10miles northwest of Longview and 7miles northeast of Gladewater.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.44%, are water.[5]
| White (NH) | 719 | 79.98% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 15 | 1.67% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 5 | 0.56% | |
| Asian (NH) | 3 | 0.33% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 12 | 1.33% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 39 | 4.34% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 11.79% | |
| Total | 899 |
As of the census of 2000, there were 580 people, 229 households, and 174 families residing in the city. The population density was 285.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 249 housing units at an average density of 122.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 94.14% White, 1.55% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.76% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 229 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,173, and the median income for a family was $38,068. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,701. About 7.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
Most of East Mountain is in the Gilmer Independent School District, but small portions of the town are also within the Union Grove and Longview Independent School Districts.