Paloma Creek vs Ponder

A side-by-side comparison of Paloma Creek and Ponder: population, income, housing, and more.

Paloma Creek and Ponder are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paloma Creek has the higher population (3,250 vs 2,524 in Ponder). Ponder has the higher median household income ($110,714 vs $88,850 in Paloma Creek). Paloma Creek has the higher median home value ($308,500 vs $287,000 in Ponder).

Population, income & housing

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
Population	3,250	2,524
Median age	31.5 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,850	$110,714
Median home value	$308,500	$287,000
Median gross rent	$2,732	$2,345
Housing units	1,096	831
Homeownership rate	81.0%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.6%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
Population	3,298 → 3,250 (-1.5%)	2,369 → 2,524 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$94,190 → $88,850 (-5.7%)	$85,722 → $110,714 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $308,500 (+60.0%)	$204,200 → $287,000 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,815 → $2,732 (+50.5%)	$1,608 → $2,345 (+45.8%)

Paloma Creek

Population

3,2983,250

Median household income

$94,190$88,850

Median home value

$192,800$308,500

Median gross rent

$1,815$2,732

Ponder

Population

2,3692,524

Median household income

$85,722$110,714

Median home value

$204,200$287,000

Median gross rent

$1,608$2,345

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
Under 5	13.1%	8.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	26.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	3.4%
25 to 34	24.8%	22.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	16.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.1%
55 to 64	4.1%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	5.5%
75 and over	2.6%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	76.1%
Black or African American	12.4%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
No high school diploma	1.6%	3.9%
High school graduate	19.2%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
Drove alone	58.7%	83.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.2%	11.6%
Other means	18.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Paloma Creek	Ponder
Poverty rate	9.0%	0.8%
Average household size	2.97	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	2008	2010