Elsa vs North Alamo

A side-by-side comparison of Elsa and North Alamo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elsa has the higher population (5,688 vs 4,843 in North Alamo). Elsa has the higher median household income ($55,519 vs $53,195 in North Alamo). Elsa has the higher median home value ($90,600 vs $82,300 in North Alamo).

Population, income & housing

	Elsa	North Alamo
Population	5,688	4,843
Median age	31.2 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,519	$53,195
Median home value	$90,600	$82,300
Median gross rent	$676	$702
Housing units	1,998	1,498
Homeownership rate	75.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsa	North Alamo
Population	7,225 → 5,688 (-21.3%)	3,727 → 4,843 (+29.9%)
Median household income	$35,994 → $55,519 (+54.2%)	$27,286 → $53,195 (+95.0%)
Median home value	$53,300 → $90,600 (+70.0%)	$42,300 → $82,300 (+94.6%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $676 (+21.1%)	$649 → $702 (+8.2%)

Elsa

Population

7,2255,688

Median household income

$35,994$55,519

Median home value

$53,300$90,600

Median gross rent

$558$676

North Alamo

Population

3,7274,843

Median household income

$27,286$53,195

Median home value

$42,300$82,300

Median gross rent

$649$702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsa	North Alamo
Under 5	7.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	29.5%
18 to 24	14.9%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	6.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.9%
75 and over	2.0%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsa	North Alamo
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.1%
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	100.0%	95.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsa	North Alamo
No high school diploma	14.7%	41.4%
High school graduate	38.6%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsa	North Alamo
Drove alone	83.2%	74.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	18.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	5.3%	6.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsa	North Alamo
1-unit, detached	80.3%	54.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	45.2%

Poverty & households

	Elsa	North Alamo
Poverty rate	18.8%	27.4%
Average household size	3.09	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	2000	2002