Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz vs Palm Valley

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

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

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz has the higher population (2,328 vs 1,650 in Palm Valley). Palm Valley has the higher median household income ($92,000 vs $43,745 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz). Palm Valley has the higher median home value ($264,400 vs $66,700 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz).

Population, income & housing

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
Population	2,328	1,650
Median age	51.2 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,745	$92,000
Median home value	$66,700	$264,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,225
Housing units	915	719
Homeownership rate	96.2%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	40.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
Population	1,294 → 2,328 (+79.9%)	1,557 → 1,650 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$30,688 → $43,745 (+42.5%)	$74,087 → $92,000 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$49,700 → $66,700 (+34.2%)	$172,500 → $264,400 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$991 → $1,225 (+23.6%)

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz

Population

1,2942,328

Median household income

$30,688$43,745

Median home value

$49,700$66,700

Palm Valley

Population

1,5571,650

Median household income

$74,087$92,000

Median home value

$172,500$264,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
Under 5	4.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	5.6%
35 to 44	6.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	19.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	22.9%	13.6%
75 and over	3.2%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	45.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	94.6%	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
No high school diploma	55.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	18.5%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
Drove alone	87.7%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	10.2%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
1-unit, detached	89.9%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Palm Valley
Poverty rate	21.2%	5.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	2000	1981