Monte Alto vs Palmview South

A side-by-side comparison of Monte Alto and Palmview South: population, income, housing, and more.

Monte Alto and Palmview South are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmview South has the higher population (2,301 vs 2,260 in Monte Alto). Monte Alto has the higher median household income ($40,920 vs $36,570 in Palmview South). Monte Alto has the higher median home value ($96,400 vs $84,700 in Palmview South).

Population, income & housing

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
Population	2,260	2,301
Median age	25.6 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$40,920	$36,570
Median home value	$96,400	$84,700
Median gross rent	$1,013	—
Housing units	709	708
Homeownership rate	93.1%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
Population	1,968 → 2,260 (+14.8%)	5,589 → 2,301 (-58.8%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $40,920 (+12.9%)	$38,438 → $36,570 (-4.9%)
Median home value	$62,100 → $96,400 (+55.2%)	$67,900 → $84,700 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $1,013 (+78.0%)	—

Monte Alto

Population

1,9682,260

Median household income

$36,250$40,920

Median home value

$62,100$96,400

Median gross rent

$569$1,013

Palmview South

Population

5,5892,301

Median household income

$38,438$36,570

Median home value

$67,900$84,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
Under 5	13.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.1%	27.2%
18 to 24	14.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	6.9%	7.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.0%
75 and over	3.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	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	97.5%	95.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
No high school diploma	40.0%	41.9%
High school graduate	23.5%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
Drove alone	74.9%	66.7%
Carpooled	14.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.8%
Worked from home	4.4%	11.8%
Other means	4.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
1-unit, detached	86.7%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Monte Alto	Palmview South
Poverty rate	54.3%	47.8%
Average household size	3.80	3.63
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1997	1996