Progreso vs San Carlos

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

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

Progreso has the higher population (4,918 vs 4,209 in San Carlos). San Carlos has the higher median household income ($40,786 vs $35,938 in Progreso). San Carlos has the higher median home value ($76,600 vs $59,300 in Progreso).

Population, income & housing

	Progreso	San Carlos
Population	4,918	4,209
Median age	27.3 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$35,938	$40,786
Median home value	$59,300	$76,600
Median gross rent	$826	$710
Housing units	1,352	1,204
Homeownership rate	79.8%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Progreso	San Carlos
Population	5,905 → 4,918 (-16.7%)	4,020 → 4,209 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $35,938 (-31.5%)	$27,139 → $40,786 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$57,500 → $59,300 (+3.1%)	$57,100 → $76,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $826 (+29.1%)	$434 → $710 (+63.6%)

Progreso

Population

5,9054,918

Median household income

$52,500$35,938

Median home value

$57,500$59,300

Median gross rent

$640$826

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)

	Progreso	San Carlos
Under 5	9.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	26.7%	23.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	14.3%
25 to 34	8.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	17.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	7.5%	6.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	8.3%
75 and over	1.9%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Progreso	San Carlos
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	99.9%	98.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Progreso	San Carlos
No high school diploma	45.9%	40.6%
High school graduate	24.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	12.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Progreso	San Carlos
Drove alone	85.3%	61.2%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	21.5%
Other means	1.6%	11.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Progreso	San Carlos
1-unit, detached	73.1%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Progreso	San Carlos
Poverty rate	29.9%	21.0%
Average household size	4.30	3.87
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1993	1992