Murillo vs Penitas

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

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

Murillo has the higher population (8,511 vs 6,355 in Penitas). Murillo has the higher median household income ($68,140 vs $52,857 in Penitas). Penitas has the higher median home value ($175,100 vs $155,600 in Murillo).

Population, income & housing

	Murillo	Penitas
Population	8,511	6,355
Median age	24.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,140	$52,857
Median home value	$155,600	$175,100
Median gross rent	$720	$631
Housing units	2,690	1,719
Homeownership rate	80.0%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Murillo	Penitas
Population	7,266 → 8,511 (+17.1%)	4,769 → 6,355 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$41,864 → $68,140 (+62.8%)	$45,632 → $52,857 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $155,600 (+36.4%)	$124,500 → $175,100 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $720 (+14.8%)	$774 → $631 (-18.5%)

Murillo

Population

7,2668,511

Median household income

$41,864$68,140

Median home value

$114,100$155,600

Median gross rent

$627$720

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)

	Murillo	Penitas
Under 5	7.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	29.4%	26.9%
18 to 24	13.7%	10.3%
25 to 34	17.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	4.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	4.3%	4.6%
75 and over	1.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Murillo	Penitas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	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	99.2%	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Murillo	Penitas
No high school diploma	29.9%	43.7%
High school graduate	26.3%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Murillo	Penitas
Drove alone	78.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	8.3%
Other means	6.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Murillo	Penitas
1-unit, detached	76.8%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	1.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Murillo	Penitas
Poverty rate	22.5%	28.3%
Average household size	3.65	3.92
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	2006	2004