Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz vs La Paloma

A side-by-side comparison of Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz and La Paloma: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Paloma has the higher population (2,836 vs 2,328 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz). La Paloma has the higher median household income ($60,333 vs $43,745 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz). La Paloma has the higher median home value ($79,500 vs $66,700 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz).

Population, income & housing

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
Population	2,328	2,836
Median age	51.2 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,745	$60,333
Median home value	$66,700	$79,500
Median gross rent	—	$847
Housing units	915	759
Homeownership rate	96.2%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
Population	1,294 → 2,328 (+79.9%)	4,063 → 2,836 (-30.2%)
Median household income	$30,688 → $43,745 (+42.5%)	$48,561 → $60,333 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$49,700 → $66,700 (+34.2%)	$69,100 → $79,500 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$695 → $847 (+21.9%)

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz

Population

1,2942,328

Median household income

$30,688$43,745

Median home value

$49,700$66,700

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)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
Under 5	4.9%	16.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	24.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	6.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	7.7%	6.8%
55 to 64	19.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	22.9%	3.6%
75 and over	3.2%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	0.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	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	94.6%	95.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
No high school diploma	55.9%	45.0%
High school graduate	18.5%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
Drove alone	87.7%	69.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	23.3%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
1-unit, detached	89.9%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	30.3%

Poverty & households

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	La Paloma
Poverty rate	21.2%	32.6%
Average household size	2.74	3.77
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	2000	2003