Poynor vs Star Harbor

A side-by-side comparison of Poynor and Star Harbor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Star Harbor has the higher population (503 vs 377 in Poynor). Star Harbor has the higher median household income ($95,536 vs $69,167 in Poynor). Star Harbor has the higher median home value ($310,700 vs $186,000 in Poynor).

Population, income & housing

	Poynor	Star Harbor
Population	377	503
Median age	37.4 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,167	$95,536
Median home value	$186,000	$310,700
Median gross rent	$1,025	$1,809
Housing units	155	382
Homeownership rate	80.5%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poynor	Star Harbor
Population	265 → 377 (+42.3%)	509 → 503 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $69,167 (+49.6%)	$71,250 → $95,536 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$155,800 → $186,000 (+19.4%)	$258,200 → $310,700 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,271 → $1,025 (-19.4%)	$1,500 → $1,809 (+20.6%)

Poynor

Population

265377

Median household income

$46,250$69,167

Median home value

$155,800$186,000

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,025

Star Harbor

Population

509503

Median household income

$71,250$95,536

Median home value

$258,200$310,700

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Poynor	Star Harbor
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	3.2%
35 to 44	20.4%	9.9%
45 to 54	5.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	26.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.1%
75 and over	4.8%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poynor	Star Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poynor	Star Harbor
No high school diploma	0.4%	1.0%
High school graduate	25.7%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	49.4%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poynor	Star Harbor
Drove alone	83.8%	83.2%
Carpooled	12.6%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poynor	Star Harbor
1-unit, detached	89.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Poynor	Star Harbor
Poverty rate	8.2%	8.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	45
Median year structure built	1991	1987