Orange Grove vs Rancho Alegre

A side-by-side comparison of Orange Grove and Rancho Alegre: population, income, housing, and more.

Orange Grove and Rancho Alegre are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rancho Alegre has the higher population (1,304 vs 833 in Orange Grove). Orange Grove has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $45,122 in Rancho Alegre). Orange Grove has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $50,300 in Rancho Alegre).

Population, income & housing

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
Population	833	1,304
Median age	39.8 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$45,122
Median home value	$119,900	$50,300
Median gross rent	$666	—
Housing units	397	512
Homeownership rate	59.1%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
Population	1,418 → 833 (-41.3%)	1,223 → 1,304 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$38,707 → $56,875 (+46.9%)	$15,068 → $45,122 (+199.5%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $119,900 (+26.2%)	$22,200 → $50,300 (+126.6%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $666 (-15.8%)	—

Orange Grove

Population

1,418833

Median household income

$38,707$56,875

Median home value

$95,000$119,900

Median gross rent

$791$666

Rancho Alegre

Population

1,2231,304

Median household income

$15,068$45,122

Median home value

$22,200$50,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
Under 5	5.8%	15.3%
5 to 17	16.4%	8.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	16.9%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	1.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	16.1%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.0%
75 and over	5.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	54.7%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
No high school diploma	16.0%	27.6%
High school graduate	30.7%	62.1%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	8.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
Drove alone	80.5%	91.7%
Carpooled	13.6%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
1-unit, detached	75.3%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Orange Grove	Rancho Alegre
Poverty rate	13.4%	37.0%
Average household size	2.49	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1977	1968