Combes vs South Padre Island

A side-by-side comparison of Combes and South Padre Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Combes and South Padre Island 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 2,852 in South Padre Island). South Padre Island has the higher median household income ($61,578 vs $42,880 in Combes). South Padre Island has the higher median home value ($498,800 vs $106,800 in Combes).

Population, income & housing

	Combes	South Padre Island
Population	3,157	2,852
Median age	39.7 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,880	$61,578
Median home value	$106,800	$498,800
Median gross rent	$823	$1,421
Housing units	1,332	5,843
Homeownership rate	85.5%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Combes	South Padre Island
Population	2,975 → 3,157 (+6.1%)	2,818 → 2,852 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$48,359 → $42,880 (-11.3%)	$45,221 → $61,578 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $106,800 (+54.3%)	$306,800 → $498,800 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $823 (+12.4%)	$1,081 → $1,421 (+31.5%)

Combes

Population

2,9753,157

Median household income

$48,359$42,880

Median home value

$69,200$106,800

Median gross rent

$732$823

South Padre Island

Population

2,8182,852

Median household income

$45,221$61,578

Median home value

$306,800$498,800

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,421

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Combes	South Padre Island
Under 5	7.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	5.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	5.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	0.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	33.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	23.6%
75 and over	6.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Combes	South Padre Island
White (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	83.1%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Combes	South Padre Island
No high school diploma	28.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Combes	South Padre Island
Drove alone	76.1%	61.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	3.5%	13.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	8.9%	18.0%
Other means	5.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Combes	South Padre Island
1-unit, detached	68.3%	13.1%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	62.7%
Mobile home & other	25.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Combes	South Padre Island
Poverty rate	20.3%	13.9%
Average household size	2.76	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1996	1985