Olivarez vs Penitas

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

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

Olivarez has the higher population (6,566 vs 6,355 in Penitas). Olivarez has the higher median household income ($62,985 vs $52,857 in Penitas). Penitas has the higher median home value ($175,100 vs $68,000 in Olivarez).

Population, income & housing

	Olivarez	Penitas
Population	6,566	6,355
Median age	18.1 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,985	$52,857
Median home value	$68,000	$175,100
Median gross rent	$961	$631
Housing units	1,358	1,719
Homeownership rate	88.1%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olivarez	Penitas
Population	5,621 → 6,566 (+16.8%)	4,769 → 6,355 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$54,447 → $62,985 (+15.7%)	$45,632 → $52,857 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$69,300 → $68,000 (-1.9%)	$124,500 → $175,100 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $961 (+61.0%)	$774 → $631 (-18.5%)

Olivarez

Population

5,6216,566

Median household income

$54,447$62,985

Median home value

$69,300$68,000

Median gross rent

$597$961

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)

	Olivarez	Penitas
Under 5	23.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	25.8%	26.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	5.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	5.6%	4.6%
75 and over	4.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olivarez	Penitas
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	98.2%	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olivarez	Penitas
No high school diploma	42.2%	43.7%
High school graduate	21.4%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olivarez	Penitas
Drove alone	76.6%	76.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.3%
Other means	3.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olivarez	Penitas
1-unit, detached	77.9%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Olivarez	Penitas
Poverty rate	25.6%	28.3%
Average household size	5.33	3.92
Mean commute (minutes)	36	24
Median year structure built	1994	2004