North Alamo vs San Carlos

A side-by-side comparison of North Alamo and San Carlos: population, income, housing, and more.

North Alamo and San Carlos are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Alamo has the higher population (4,843 vs 4,209 in San Carlos). North Alamo has the higher median household income ($53,195 vs $40,786 in San Carlos). North Alamo has the higher median home value ($82,300 vs $76,600 in San Carlos).

Population, income & housing

	North Alamo	San Carlos
Population	4,843	4,209
Median age	28.0 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,195	$40,786
Median home value	$82,300	$76,600
Median gross rent	$702	$710
Housing units	1,498	1,204
Homeownership rate	77.8%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Alamo	San Carlos
Population	3,727 → 4,843 (+29.9%)	4,020 → 4,209 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$27,286 → $53,195 (+95.0%)	$27,139 → $40,786 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$42,300 → $82,300 (+94.6%)	$57,100 → $76,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $702 (+8.2%)	$434 → $710 (+63.6%)

North Alamo

Population

3,7274,843

Median household income

$27,286$53,195

Median home value

$42,300$82,300

Median gross rent

$649$702

San Carlos

Population

4,0204,209

Median household income

$27,139$40,786

Median home value

$57,100$76,600

Median gross rent

$434$710

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Alamo	San Carlos
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	29.5%	23.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	14.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	6.5%	6.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.3%
75 and over	2.4%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Alamo	San Carlos
White (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	1.6%
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	95.9%	98.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Alamo	San Carlos
No high school diploma	41.4%	40.6%
High school graduate	31.6%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	12.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Alamo	San Carlos
Drove alone	74.6%	61.2%
Carpooled	18.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	21.5%
Other means	6.5%	11.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Alamo	San Carlos
1-unit, detached	54.8%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.2%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	North Alamo	San Carlos
Poverty rate	27.4%	21.0%
Average household size	3.83	3.87
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	2002	1992