Scissors vs South Alamo

A side-by-side comparison of Scissors and South Alamo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scissors has the higher population (3,196 vs 3,114 in South Alamo). Scissors has the higher median household income ($37,625 vs $33,516 in South Alamo). South Alamo has the higher median home value ($69,700 vs $51,100 in Scissors).

Population, income & housing

	Scissors	South Alamo
Population	3,196	3,114
Median age	25.1 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$37,625	$33,516
Median home value	$51,100	$69,700
Median gross rent	$617	$683
Housing units	878	947
Homeownership rate	83.9%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	1.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scissors	South Alamo
Population	3,594 → 3,196 (-11.1%)	2,954 → 3,114 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$22,887 → $37,625 (+64.4%)	$27,500 → $33,516 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$62,900 → $51,100 (-18.8%)	$49,600 → $69,700 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$479 → $617 (+28.8%)	$578 → $683 (+18.2%)

Scissors

Population

3,5943,196

Median household income

$22,887$37,625

Median home value

$62,900$51,100

Median gross rent

$479$617

South Alamo

Population

2,9543,114

Median household income

$27,500$33,516

Median home value

$49,600$69,700

Median gross rent

$578$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scissors	South Alamo
Under 5	15.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	24.5%	14.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	17.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	15.5%
55 to 64	7.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.8%
75 and over	4.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scissors	South Alamo
White (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	4.8%
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	99.8%	95.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scissors	South Alamo
No high school diploma	50.5%	60.2%
High school graduate	35.0%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	0.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scissors	South Alamo
Drove alone	75.5%	91.5%
Carpooled	15.8%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scissors	South Alamo
1-unit, detached	74.4%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Scissors	South Alamo
Poverty rate	39.4%	30.3%
Average household size	4.76	3.49
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1993	1997