Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz vs Rio Hondo

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

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz and Rio Hondo 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 1,970 in Rio Hondo). Rio Hondo has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $43,745 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz). Rio Hondo has the higher median home value ($94,700 vs $66,700 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz).

Population, income & housing

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
Population	2,328	1,970
Median age	51.2 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,745	$60,000
Median home value	$66,700	$94,700
Median gross rent	—	$834
Housing units	915	842
Homeownership rate	96.2%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
Population	1,294 → 2,328 (+79.9%)	2,640 → 1,970 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$30,688 → $43,745 (+42.5%)	$35,143 → $60,000 (+70.7%)
Median home value	$49,700 → $66,700 (+34.2%)	$69,500 → $94,700 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$664 → $834 (+25.6%)

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz

Population

1,2942,328

Median household income

$30,688$43,745

Median home value

$49,700$66,700

Rio Hondo

Population

2,6401,970

Median household income

$35,143$60,000

Median home value

$69,500$94,700

Median gross rent

$664$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
Under 5	4.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	20.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	9.3%
35 to 44	6.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	19.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	22.9%	8.5%
75 and over	3.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	7.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	94.6%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
No high school diploma	55.9%	27.6%
High school graduate	18.5%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
Drove alone	87.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	9.9%
Other means	4.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
1-unit, detached	89.9%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	Rio Hondo
Poverty rate	21.2%	19.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	2000	1985