Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Eastland spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

In terms of college education, Eastland is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.65% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Eastland in 2018 was $27,330, 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 $109,320 for a family of four. However, Eastland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Eastland is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eastland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eastland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Eastland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.76% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eastland include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

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