San Elizario vs Sparks

A side-by-side comparison of San Elizario and Sparks: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Elizario has the higher population (10,123 vs 4,936 in Sparks). San Elizario has the higher median household income ($47,946 vs $31,932 in Sparks). San Elizario has the higher median home value ($106,500 vs $101,800 in Sparks).

Population, income & housing

	San Elizario	Sparks
Population	10,123	4,936
Median age	29.0 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,946	$31,932
Median home value	$106,500	$101,800
Median gross rent	$874	$1,125
Housing units	3,257	1,329
Homeownership rate	68.1%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Elizario	Sparks
Population	9,126 → 10,123 (+10.9%)	4,104 → 4,936 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$36,213 → $47,946 (+32.4%)	$30,151 → $31,932 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$80,500 → $106,500 (+32.3%)	$61,700 → $101,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $874 (+14.7%)	$691 → $1,125 (+62.8%)

San Elizario

Population

9,12610,123

Median household income

$36,213$47,946

Median home value

$80,500$106,500

Median gross rent

$762$874

Sparks

Population

4,1044,936

Median household income

$30,151$31,932

Median home value

$61,700$101,800

Median gross rent

$691$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Elizario	Sparks
Under 5	7.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	24.0%	32.1%
18 to 24	11.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	8.4%	9.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	3.0%
75 and over	4.5%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Elizario	Sparks
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.8%	98.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Elizario	Sparks
No high school diploma	38.9%	34.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Elizario	Sparks
Drove alone	75.4%	88.7%
Carpooled	12.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.9%
Other means	1.3%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Elizario	Sparks
1-unit, detached	49.3%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	23.2%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	San Elizario	Sparks
Poverty rate	26.2%	54.1%
Average household size	3.49	4.08
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	2003	1998