Cinco Ranch vs Stafford

A side-by-side comparison of Cinco Ranch and Stafford: population, income, housing, and more.

Cinco Ranch and Stafford are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cinco Ranch has the higher population (19,139 vs 17,279 in Stafford). Cinco Ranch has the higher median household income ($157,395 vs $85,910 in Stafford). Cinco Ranch has the higher median home value ($459,500 vs $247,900 in Stafford).

Population, income & housing

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
Population	19,139	17,279
Median age	39.4 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$157,395	$85,910
Median home value	$459,500	$247,900
Median gross rent	$1,968	$1,441
Housing units	6,227	6,988
Homeownership rate	72.5%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.8%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
Population	16,437 → 19,139 (+16.4%)	17,206 → 17,279 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$141,752 → $157,395 (+11.0%)	$62,264 → $85,910 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$373,600 → $459,500 (+23.0%)	$180,400 → $247,900 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,375 → $1,968 (+43.1%)	$1,222 → $1,441 (+17.9%)

Cinco Ranch

Population

16,43719,139

Median household income

$141,752$157,395

Median home value

$373,600$459,500

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,968

Stafford

Population

17,20617,279

Median household income

$62,264$85,910

Median home value

$180,400$247,900

Median gross rent

$1,222$1,441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
Under 5	5.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	23.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	7.5%	19.6%
35 to 44	17.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	14.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.1%
75 and over	4.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
White (non-Hispanic)	49.3%	14.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.9%	26.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.8%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
No high school diploma	3.5%	13.1%
High school graduate	7.8%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.4%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
Drove alone	67.1%	76.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	6.1%
Public transit	1.2%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	8.7%
Other means	1.1%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
1-unit, detached	85.8%	49.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	15.1%
20 or more units	7.0%	25.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Cinco Ranch	Stafford
Poverty rate	8.6%	9.4%
Average household size	3.13	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1997	1992