Elsa vs Olivarez

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

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

Olivarez has the higher population (6,566 vs 5,688 in Elsa). Olivarez has the higher median household income ($62,985 vs $55,519 in Elsa). Elsa has the higher median home value ($90,600 vs $68,000 in Olivarez).

Population, income & housing

	Elsa	Olivarez
Population	5,688	6,566
Median age	31.2 yrs	18.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,519	$62,985
Median home value	$90,600	$68,000
Median gross rent	$676	$961
Housing units	1,998	1,358
Homeownership rate	75.9%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsa	Olivarez
Population	7,225 → 5,688 (-21.3%)	5,621 → 6,566 (+16.8%)
Median household income	$35,994 → $55,519 (+54.2%)	$54,447 → $62,985 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$53,300 → $90,600 (+70.0%)	$69,300 → $68,000 (-1.9%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $676 (+21.1%)	$597 → $961 (+61.0%)

Elsa

Population

7,2255,688

Median household income

$35,994$55,519

Median home value

$53,300$90,600

Median gross rent

$558$676

Olivarez

Population

5,6216,566

Median household income

$54,447$62,985

Median home value

$69,300$68,000

Median gross rent

$597$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsa	Olivarez
Under 5	7.3%	23.9%
5 to 17	19.7%	25.8%
18 to 24	14.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	5.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	5.6%
75 and over	2.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsa	Olivarez
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
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%	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsa	Olivarez
No high school diploma	14.7%	42.2%
High school graduate	38.6%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsa	Olivarez
Drove alone	83.2%	76.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	8.7%
Other means	5.3%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsa	Olivarez
1-unit, detached	80.3%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Elsa	Olivarez
Poverty rate	18.8%	25.6%
Average household size	3.09	5.33
Mean commute (minutes)	17	36
Median year structure built	2000	1994