Port Isabel vs San Benito

A side-by-side comparison of Port Isabel and San Benito: population, income, housing, and more.

Port Isabel and San Benito are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Benito has the higher population (24,677 vs 5,098 in Port Isabel). Port Isabel has the higher median household income ($50,775 vs $41,445 in San Benito). Port Isabel has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $85,100 in San Benito).

Population, income & housing

	Port Isabel	San Benito
Population	5,098	24,677
Median age	38.8 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,775	$41,445
Median home value	$120,900	$85,100
Median gross rent	$843	$885
Housing units	2,547	8,867
Homeownership rate	68.6%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Isabel	San Benito
Population	6,292 → 5,098 (-19.0%)	24,371 → 24,677 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$32,598 → $50,775 (+55.8%)	$27,460 → $41,445 (+50.9%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $120,900 (+11.4%)	$57,000 → $85,100 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $843 (+16.4%)	$703 → $885 (+25.9%)

Port Isabel

Population

6,2925,098

Median household income

$32,598$50,775

Median home value

$108,500$120,900

Median gross rent

$724$843

San Benito

Population

24,37124,677

Median household income

$27,460$41,445

Median home value

$57,000$85,100

Median gross rent

$703$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Isabel	San Benito
Under 5	4.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.6%	23.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	12.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	7.1%
75 and over	6.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Isabel	San Benito
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	8.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	84.7%	90.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Isabel	San Benito
No high school diploma	20.2%	29.5%
High school graduate	43.2%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Isabel	San Benito
Drove alone	80.7%	75.6%
Carpooled	14.4%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	9.7%
Other means	2.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Isabel	San Benito
1-unit, detached	43.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	5.2%
20 or more units	7.5%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Port Isabel	San Benito
Poverty rate	22.3%	28.0%
Average household size	2.71	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	13	19
Median year structure built	1983	1985