Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz vs South Padre Island

A side-by-side comparison of Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz and South Padre Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz 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.

South Padre Island has the higher population (2,852 vs 2,328 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz). South Padre Island has the higher median household income ($61,578 vs $43,745 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz). South Padre Island has the higher median home value ($498,800 vs $66,700 in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz).

Population, income & housing

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
Population	2,328	2,852
Median age	51.2 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,745	$61,578
Median home value	$66,700	$498,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,421
Housing units	915	5,843
Homeownership rate	96.2%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
Population	1,294 → 2,328 (+79.9%)	2,818 → 2,852 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$30,688 → $43,745 (+42.5%)	$45,221 → $61,578 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$49,700 → $66,700 (+34.2%)	$306,800 → $498,800 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,081 → $1,421 (+31.5%)

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz

Population

1,2942,328

Median household income

$30,688$43,745

Median home value

$49,700$66,700

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)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
Under 5	4.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	5.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	5.0%
35 to 44	6.0%	0.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.2%
55 to 64	19.6%	33.1%
65 to 74	22.9%	23.6%
75 and over	3.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	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	94.6%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
No high school diploma	55.9%	8.0%
High school graduate	18.5%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
Drove alone	87.7%	61.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	13.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	7.7%	18.0%
Other means	4.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
1-unit, detached	89.9%	13.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	62.7%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz	South Padre Island
Poverty rate	21.2%	13.9%
Average household size	2.74	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	2000	1985