Mila Doce vs Penitas

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

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

Mila Doce has the higher population (8,298 vs 6,355 in Penitas). Penitas has the higher median household income ($52,857 vs $46,544 in Mila Doce). Penitas has the higher median home value ($175,100 vs $72,600 in Mila Doce).

Population, income & housing

	Mila Doce	Penitas
Population	8,298	6,355
Median age	20.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,544	$52,857
Median home value	$72,600	$175,100
Median gross rent	$625	$631
Housing units	1,881	1,719
Homeownership rate	76.7%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mila Doce	Penitas
Population	5,947 → 8,298 (+39.5%)	4,769 → 6,355 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$24,583 → $46,544 (+89.3%)	$45,632 → $52,857 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$50,700 → $72,600 (+43.2%)	$124,500 → $175,100 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $625 (+9.1%)	$774 → $631 (-18.5%)

Mila Doce

Population

5,9478,298

Median household income

$24,583$46,544

Median home value

$50,700$72,600

Median gross rent

$573$625

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)

	Mila Doce	Penitas
Under 5	8.7%	7.5%
5 to 17	35.7%	26.9%
18 to 24	12.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	5.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	8.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	2.1%	4.6%
75 and over	1.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mila Doce	Penitas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	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	98.3%	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mila Doce	Penitas
No high school diploma	50.1%	43.7%
High school graduate	27.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mila Doce	Penitas
Drove alone	75.9%	76.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	8.3%
Other means	6.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mila Doce	Penitas
1-unit, detached	71.0%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Mila Doce	Penitas
Poverty rate	32.2%	28.3%
Average household size	5.13	3.92
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1999	2004