Fabens vs Homestead Meadows South

A side-by-side comparison of Fabens and Homestead Meadows South: population, income, housing, and more.

Fabens and Homestead Meadows South are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Homestead Meadows South has the higher population (7,687 vs 4,704 in Fabens). Homestead Meadows South has the higher median household income ($60,571 vs $42,524 in Fabens). Homestead Meadows South has the higher median home value ($135,100 vs $88,900 in Fabens).

Population, income & housing

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
Population	4,704	7,687
Median age	45.3 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,524	$60,571
Median home value	$88,900	$135,100
Median gross rent	$645	$762
Housing units	2,145	2,041
Homeownership rate	77.5%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
Population	5,736 → 4,704 (-18.0%)	7,089 → 7,687 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$28,397 → $42,524 (+49.7%)	$38,641 → $60,571 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$60,900 → $88,900 (+46.0%)	$70,300 → $135,100 (+92.2%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $645 (+19.9%)	$659 → $762 (+15.6%)

Fabens

Population

5,7364,704

Median household income

$28,397$42,524

Median home value

$60,900$88,900

Median gross rent

$538$645

Homestead Meadows South

Population

7,0897,687

Median household income

$38,641$60,571

Median home value

$70,300$135,100

Median gross rent

$659$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
Under 5	3.9%	10.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	17.7%	17.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	17.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.9%
75 and over	9.6%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.2%	98.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
No high school diploma	39.9%	31.4%
High school graduate	26.1%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
Drove alone	88.9%	86.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.4%
Other means	0.8%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
1-unit, detached	61.1%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.9%	29.5%

Poverty & households

	Fabens	Homestead Meadows South
Poverty rate	22.9%	16.2%
Average household size	2.62	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1988	1996