Palmer vs Rio Hondo

A side-by-side comparison of Palmer and Rio Hondo: population, income, housing, and more.

Palmer and Rio Hondo are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rio Hondo has the higher population (1,970 vs 1,606 in Palmer). Rio Hondo has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $27,418 in Palmer). Rio Hondo has the higher median home value ($94,700 vs $52,500 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
Population	1,606	1,970
Median age	20.4 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$27,418	$60,000
Median home value	$52,500	$94,700
Median gross rent	—	$834
Housing units	416	842
Homeownership rate	89.6%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
Population	1,256 → 1,606 (+27.9%)	2,640 → 1,970 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$45,714 → $27,418 (-40.0%)	$35,143 → $60,000 (+70.7%)
Median home value	$55,300 → $52,500 (-5.1%)	$69,500 → $94,700 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$664 → $834 (+25.6%)

Palmer

Population

1,2561,606

Median household income

$45,714$27,418

Median home value

$55,300$52,500

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)

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
Under 5	8.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	35.2%	20.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	20.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	2.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	2.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	3.4%	8.5%
75 and over	3.5%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	100.0%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
No high school diploma	49.2%	27.6%
High school graduate	38.7%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	7.6%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
Drove alone	91.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
1-unit, detached	45.4%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	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	53.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Palmer	Rio Hondo
Poverty rate	53.9%	19.0%
Average household size	4.29	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1995	1985