Laureles vs South Padre Island

A side-by-side comparison of Laureles and South Padre Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Laureles 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.

Laureles has the higher population (3,505 vs 2,852 in South Padre Island). South Padre Island has the higher median household income ($61,578 vs $45,640 in Laureles). South Padre Island has the higher median home value ($498,800 vs $140,800 in Laureles).

Population, income & housing

	Laureles	South Padre Island
Population	3,505	2,852
Median age	27.9 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,640	$61,578
Median home value	$140,800	$498,800
Median gross rent	$794	$1,421
Housing units	1,162	5,843
Homeownership rate	87.8%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laureles	South Padre Island
Population	4,529 → 3,505 (-22.6%)	2,818 → 2,852 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$30,466 → $45,640 (+49.8%)	$45,221 → $61,578 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $140,800 (+145.7%)	$306,800 → $498,800 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $794 (+20.3%)	$1,081 → $1,421 (+31.5%)

Laureles

Population

4,5293,505

Median household income

$30,466$45,640

Median home value

$57,300$140,800

Median gross rent

$660$794

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)

	Laureles	South Padre Island
Under 5	7.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	28.4%	5.8%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	9.5%	5.0%
35 to 44	17.7%	0.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	9.1%	33.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	23.6%
75 and over	3.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laureles	South Padre Island
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	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	97.1%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laureles	South Padre Island
No high school diploma	45.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	28.4%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laureles	South Padre Island
Drove alone	79.0%	61.4%
Carpooled	12.5%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	13.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	8.5%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laureles	South Padre Island
1-unit, detached	81.8%	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	18.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laureles	South Padre Island
Poverty rate	27.2%	13.9%
Average household size	3.86	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1995	1985