Orchard vs Simonton

A side-by-side comparison of Orchard and Simonton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Simonton has the higher population (1,001 vs 257 in Orchard). Simonton has the higher median household income ($134,750 vs $41,705 in Orchard). Simonton has the higher median home value ($352,900 vs $211,400 in Orchard).

Population, income & housing

	Orchard	Simonton
Population	257	1,001
Median age	48.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,705	$134,750
Median home value	$211,400	$352,900
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	108	356
Homeownership rate	55.9%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orchard	Simonton
Population	212 → 257 (+21.2%)	643 → 1,001 (+55.7%)
Median household income	$50,417 → $41,705 (-17.3%)	$119,167 → $134,750 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$145,200 → $211,400 (+45.6%)	$266,400 → $352,900 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $1,250 (+62.1%)	—

Orchard

Population

212257

Median household income

$50,417$41,705

Median home value

$145,200$211,400

Median gross rent

$771$1,250

Simonton

Population

6431,001

Median household income

$119,167$134,750

Median home value

$266,400$352,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orchard	Simonton
Under 5	5.1%	10.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	11.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	0.4%	18.5%
45 to 54	28.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	6.6%	5.8%
65 to 74	19.5%	11.1%
75 and over	9.3%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orchard	Simonton
White (non-Hispanic)	25.7%	67.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	72.0%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orchard	Simonton
No high school diploma	38.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	18.8%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orchard	Simonton
Drove alone	87.8%	74.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orchard	Simonton
1-unit, detached	73.1%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Orchard	Simonton
Poverty rate	9.3%	13.0%
Average household size	2.52	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	43
Median year structure built	1971	1979