Elsa vs Penitas

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

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

Penitas has the higher population (6,355 vs 5,688 in Elsa). Elsa has the higher median household income ($55,519 vs $52,857 in Penitas). Penitas has the higher median home value ($175,100 vs $90,600 in Elsa).

Population, income & housing

	Elsa	Penitas
Population	5,688	6,355
Median age	31.2 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,519	$52,857
Median home value	$90,600	$175,100
Median gross rent	$676	$631
Housing units	1,998	1,719
Homeownership rate	75.9%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsa	Penitas
Population	7,225 → 5,688 (-21.3%)	4,769 → 6,355 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$35,994 → $55,519 (+54.2%)	$45,632 → $52,857 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$53,300 → $90,600 (+70.0%)	$124,500 → $175,100 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $676 (+21.1%)	$774 → $631 (-18.5%)

Elsa

Population

7,2255,688

Median household income

$35,994$55,519

Median home value

$53,300$90,600

Median gross rent

$558$676

Penitas

Population

4,7696,355

Median household income

$45,632$52,857

Median home value

$124,500$175,100

Median gross rent

$774$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsa	Penitas
Under 5	7.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	26.9%
18 to 24	14.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	4.6%
75 and over	2.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsa	Penitas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.8%
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%	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsa	Penitas
No high school diploma	14.7%	43.7%
High school graduate	38.6%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsa	Penitas
Drove alone	83.2%	76.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	8.3%
Other means	5.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsa	Penitas
1-unit, detached	80.3%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	2.4%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Elsa	Penitas
Poverty rate	18.8%	28.3%
Average household size	3.09	3.92
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	2000	2004