Elsa vs Salida del Sol Estates

A side-by-side comparison of Elsa and Salida del Sol Estates: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Salida del Sol Estates has the higher population (6,356 vs 5,688 in Elsa). Elsa has the higher median household income ($55,519 vs $29,631 in Salida del Sol Estates). Elsa has the higher median home value ($90,600 vs $89,600 in Salida del Sol Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
Population	5,688	6,356
Median age	31.2 yrs	17.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,519	$29,631
Median home value	$90,600	$89,600
Median gross rent	$676	$821
Housing units	1,998	1,320
Homeownership rate	75.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
Population	7,225 → 5,688 (-21.3%)	5,728 → 6,356 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$35,994 → $55,519 (+54.2%)	$14,338 → $29,631 (+106.7%)
Median home value	$53,300 → $90,600 (+70.0%)	$52,100 → $89,600 (+72.0%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $676 (+21.1%)	$487 → $821 (+68.6%)

Elsa

Population

7,2255,688

Median household income

$35,994$55,519

Median home value

$53,300$90,600

Median gross rent

$558$676

Salida del Sol Estates

Population

5,7286,356

Median household income

$14,338$29,631

Median home value

$52,100$89,600

Median gross rent

$487$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
Under 5	7.3%	8.3%
5 to 17	19.7%	42.8%
18 to 24	14.9%	11.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	3.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	0.9%
75 and over	2.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
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%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
No high school diploma	14.7%	53.4%
High school graduate	38.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	6.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
Drove alone	83.2%	97.3%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.7%
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%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
1-unit, detached	80.3%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	41.7%

Poverty & households

	Elsa	Salida del Sol Estates
Poverty rate	18.8%	50.2%
Average household size	3.09	5.14
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	2000	2004