Primera vs San Benito

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

Primera 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 5,282 in Primera). Primera has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $41,445 in San Benito). Primera has the higher median home value ($147,200 vs $85,100 in San Benito).

Population, income & housing

	Primera	San Benito
Population	5,282	24,677
Median age	31.2 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$41,445
Median home value	$147,200	$85,100
Median gross rent	$1,113	$885
Housing units	1,805	8,867
Homeownership rate	70.9%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Primera	San Benito
Population	4,872 → 5,282 (+8.4%)	24,371 → 24,677 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$46,636 → $77,500 (+66.2%)	$27,460 → $41,445 (+50.9%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $147,200 (+64.8%)	$57,000 → $85,100 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $1,113 (+47.6%)	$703 → $885 (+25.9%)

Primera

Population

4,8725,282

Median household income

$46,636$77,500

Median home value

$89,300$147,200

Median gross rent

$754$1,113

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)

	Primera	San Benito
Under 5	8.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	22.7%	23.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	15.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	9.8%
65 to 74	4.9%	7.1%
75 and over	3.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Primera	San Benito
White (non-Hispanic)	14.2%	8.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	84.7%	90.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Primera	San Benito
No high school diploma	23.7%	29.5%
High school graduate	23.8%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Primera	San Benito
Drove alone	87.9%	75.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	9.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Primera	San Benito
1-unit, detached	69.8%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Primera	San Benito
Poverty rate	17.0%	28.0%
Average household size	3.36	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	2001	1985