Rancho Viejo vs South Padre Island

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

Rancho Viejo 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.

South Padre Island has the higher population (2,852 vs 2,834 in Rancho Viejo). Rancho Viejo has the higher median household income ($83,512 vs $61,578 in South Padre Island). South Padre Island has the higher median home value ($498,800 vs $244,000 in Rancho Viejo).

Population, income & housing

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
Population	2,834	2,852
Median age	45.4 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,512	$61,578
Median home value	$244,000	$498,800
Median gross rent	$1,426	$1,421
Housing units	1,285	5,843
Homeownership rate	74.2%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.5%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
Population	2,894 → 2,834 (-2.1%)	2,818 → 2,852 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $83,512 (+26.1%)	$45,221 → $61,578 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$212,000 → $244,000 (+15.1%)	$306,800 → $498,800 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,426 (+61.1%)	$1,081 → $1,421 (+31.5%)

Rancho Viejo

Population

2,8942,834

Median household income

$66,250$83,512

Median home value

$212,000$244,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,426

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)

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
Under 5	3.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.9%	5.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	3.7%	5.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	0.7%
45 to 54	15.7%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	33.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	23.6%
75 and over	12.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	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	69.3%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
No high school diploma	4.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	11.7%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	38.1%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
Drove alone	79.9%	61.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	13.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	11.2%	18.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
1-unit, detached	69.6%	13.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	8.1%
20 or more units	12.1%	62.7%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rancho Viejo	South Padre Island
Poverty rate	6.4%	13.9%
Average household size	2.56	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	14
Median year structure built	1984	1985