Orange Grove vs South La Paloma

A side-by-side comparison of Orange Grove and South La Paloma: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orange Grove has the higher population (833 vs 520 in South La Paloma). Orange Grove has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $41,791 in South La Paloma). Orange Grove has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $38,000 in South La Paloma).

Population, income & housing

	Orange Grove	South La Paloma
Population	833	520
Median age	39.8 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$41,791
Median home value	$119,900	$38,000
Median gross rent	$666	—
Housing units	397	152
Homeownership rate	59.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orange Grove	South La Paloma
Population	1,418 → 833 (-41.3%)	530 → 520 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$38,707 → $56,875 (+46.9%)	$35,068 → $41,791 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $119,900 (+26.2%)	$38,600 → $38,000 (-1.6%)
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

South La Paloma

Population

530520

Median household income

$35,068$41,791

Median home value

$38,600$38,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orange Grove	South La Paloma
Under 5	5.8%	14.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	20.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	33.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	0.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	0.0%
75 and over	5.8%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orange Grove	South La Paloma
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	28.1%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	54.7%	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orange Grove	South La Paloma
No high school diploma	16.0%	27.3%
High school graduate	30.7%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orange Grove	South La Paloma
Drove alone	80.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.6%	0.0%
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	South La Paloma
1-unit, detached	75.3%	62.5%
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%	37.5%

Poverty & households

	Orange Grove	South La Paloma
Poverty rate	13.4%	51.0%
Average household size	2.49	4.09
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1977	1993