Combes vs La Paloma

A side-by-side comparison of Combes and La Paloma: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Combes has the higher population (3,157 vs 2,836 in La Paloma). La Paloma has the higher median household income ($60,333 vs $42,880 in Combes). Combes has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $79,500 in La Paloma).

Population, income & housing

	Combes	La Paloma
Population	3,157	2,836
Median age	39.7 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,880	$60,333
Median home value	$106,800	$79,500
Median gross rent	$823	$847
Housing units	1,332	759
Homeownership rate	85.5%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Combes	La Paloma
Population	2,975 → 3,157 (+6.1%)	4,063 → 2,836 (-30.2%)
Median household income	$48,359 → $42,880 (-11.3%)	$48,561 → $60,333 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $106,800 (+54.3%)	$69,100 → $79,500 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $823 (+12.4%)	$695 → $847 (+21.9%)

Combes

Population

2,9753,157

Median household income

$48,359$42,880

Median home value

$69,200$106,800

Median gross rent

$732$823

La Paloma

Population

4,0632,836

Median household income

$48,561$60,333

Median home value

$69,100$79,500

Median gross rent

$695$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Combes	La Paloma
Under 5	7.8%	16.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	24.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	6.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	3.6%
75 and over	6.0%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Combes	La Paloma
White (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	0.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	83.1%	95.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Combes	La Paloma
No high school diploma	28.3%	45.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Combes	La Paloma
Drove alone	76.1%	69.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	23.3%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Combes	La Paloma
1-unit, detached	68.3%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.5%	30.3%

Poverty & households

	Combes	La Paloma
Poverty rate	20.3%	32.6%
Average household size	2.76	3.77
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1996	2003