Elkhart vs Neches

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhart and Neches: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkhart and Neches are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkhart has the higher population (1,585 vs 214 in Neches). Neches has the higher median household income ($79,667 vs $65,071 in Elkhart). Since 2019, Elkhart's population has grown faster (+22.2% vs +10.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhart	Neches
Population	1,585	214
Median age	37.2 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,071	$79,667
Median home value	$118,200	—
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	581	74
Homeownership rate	63.8%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	20.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhart	Neches
Population	1,297 → 1,585 (+22.2%)	193 → 214 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$35,125 → $65,071 (+85.3%)	$73,500 → $79,667 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $118,200 (+34.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$705 → $683 (-3.1%)	—

Elkhart

Population

1,2971,585

Median household income

$35,125$65,071

Median home value

$87,800$118,200

Median gross rent

$705$683

Neches

Population

193214

Median household income

$73,500$79,667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhart	Neches
Under 5	5.3%	10.7%
5 to 17	21.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	38.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	5.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	3.3%
75 and over	4.5%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhart	Neches
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	84.6%
Black or African American	14.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhart	Neches
No high school diploma	16.6%	17.2%
High school graduate	40.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhart	Neches
Drove alone	87.0%	87.2%
Carpooled	2.9%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhart	Neches
1-unit, detached	68.0%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Elkhart	Neches
Poverty rate	19.2%	10.3%
Average household size	2.86	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	30	47
Median year structure built	1975	1992