Rancho Alegre vs South La Paloma

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

Rancho Alegre 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.

Rancho Alegre has the higher population (1,304 vs 520 in South La Paloma). Rancho Alegre has the higher median household income ($45,122 vs $41,791 in South La Paloma). Rancho Alegre has the higher median home value ($50,300 vs $38,000 in South La Paloma).

Population, income & housing

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
Population	1,304	520
Median age	29.7 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,122	$41,791
Median home value	$50,300	$38,000
Housing units	512	152
Homeownership rate	90.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
Population	1,223 → 1,304 (+6.6%)	530 → 520 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$15,068 → $45,122 (+199.5%)	$35,068 → $41,791 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$22,200 → $50,300 (+126.6%)	$38,600 → $38,000 (-1.6%)

Rancho Alegre

Population

1,2231,304

Median household income

$15,068$45,122

Median home value

$22,200$50,300

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)

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
Under 5	15.3%	14.4%
5 to 17	8.4%	20.8%
18 to 24	16.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	33.5%
35 to 44	1.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	16.1%	0.8%
55 to 64	15.9%	6.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	0.0%
75 and over	3.8%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	28.1%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
No high school diploma	27.6%	27.3%
High school graduate	62.1%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	8.4%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
Drove alone	91.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
1-unit, detached	89.3%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	37.5%

Poverty & households

	Rancho Alegre	South La Paloma
Poverty rate	37.0%	51.0%
Average household size	3.41	4.09
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1968	1993