Laureles vs Santa Rosa

A side-by-side comparison of Laureles and Santa Rosa: population, income, housing, and more.

Laureles and Santa Rosa are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laureles has the higher population (3,505 vs 3,111 in Santa Rosa). Laureles has the higher median household income ($45,640 vs $29,803 in Santa Rosa). Laureles has the higher median home value ($140,800 vs $48,700 in Santa Rosa).

Population, income & housing

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
Population	3,505	3,111
Median age	27.9 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,640	$29,803
Median home value	$140,800	$48,700
Median gross rent	$794	$892
Housing units	1,162	1,060
Homeownership rate	87.8%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
Population	4,529 → 3,505 (-22.6%)	2,784 → 3,111 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$30,466 → $45,640 (+49.8%)	$26,947 → $29,803 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $140,800 (+145.7%)	$39,700 → $48,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $794 (+20.3%)	$635 → $892 (+40.5%)

Laureles

Population

4,5293,505

Median household income

$30,466$45,640

Median home value

$57,300$140,800

Median gross rent

$660$794

Santa Rosa

Population

2,7843,111

Median household income

$26,947$29,803

Median home value

$39,700$48,700

Median gross rent

$635$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
Under 5	7.4%	8.3%
5 to 17	28.4%	25.6%
18 to 24	9.5%	14.6%
25 to 34	9.5%	14.9%
35 to 44	17.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	9.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	5.7%
75 and over	3.7%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.1%	98.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
No high school diploma	45.6%	29.9%
High school graduate	28.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
Drove alone	79.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
1-unit, detached	81.8%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Laureles	Santa Rosa
Poverty rate	27.2%	42.6%
Average household size	3.86	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1995	1989