Macdona vs Randolph AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Macdona and Randolph AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Randolph AFB has the higher population (1,400 vs 449 in Macdona). Randolph AFB has the higher median household income ($124,167 vs $54,279 in Macdona). Since 2019, Macdona's population has grown faster (+93.5% vs +24.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
Population	449	1,400
Median age	45.2 yrs	22.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,279	$124,167
Median home value	$155,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,111	$2,257
Housing units	166	417
Homeownership rate	63.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	69.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
Population	232 → 449 (+93.5%)	1,123 → 1,400 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$34,079 → $54,279 (+59.3%)	$104,732 → $124,167 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $155,900 (+110.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$988 → $1,111 (+12.4%)	$2,061 → $2,257 (+9.5%)

Macdona

Population

232449

Median household income

$34,079$54,279

Median home value

$74,200$155,900

Median gross rent

$988$1,111

Randolph AFB

Population

1,1231,400

Median household income

$104,732$124,167

Median gross rent

$2,061$2,257

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
Under 5	10.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	27.4%
18 to 24	2.7%	14.5%
25 to 34	14.9%	9.4%
35 to 44	6.2%	24.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	1.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	0.1%
75 and over	12.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	28.1%	67.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.2%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	71.7%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
No high school diploma	10.2%	0.3%
High school graduate	47.7%	3.8%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	37.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
Drove alone	100.0%	55.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	26.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
1-unit, detached	70.5%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	33.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	29.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Macdona	Randolph AFB
Poverty rate	20.7%	2.0%
Average household size	3.05	3.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1969	1938