Rio Vista vs The Homesteads

A side-by-side comparison of Rio Vista and The Homesteads: population, income, housing, and more.

Rio Vista and The Homesteads are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Homesteads has the higher population (3,113 vs 1,616 in Rio Vista). Rio Vista has the higher median household income ($70,587 vs $64,037 in The Homesteads). Rio Vista has the higher median home value ($191,200 vs $112,100 in The Homesteads).

Population, income & housing

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
Population	1,616	3,113
Median age	29.0 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,587	$64,037
Median home value	$191,200	$112,100
Median gross rent	$1,131	$1,107
Housing units	593	1,022
Homeownership rate	66.1%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
Population	1,038 → 1,616 (+55.7%)	3,333 → 3,113 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $70,587 (+22.8%)	$53,971 → $64,037 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $191,200 (+97.7%)	$72,000 → $112,100 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$953 → $1,131 (+18.7%)	$1,462 → $1,107 (-24.3%)

Rio Vista

Population

1,0381,616

Median household income

$57,500$70,587

Median home value

$96,700$191,200

Median gross rent

$953$1,131

The Homesteads

Population

3,3333,113

Median household income

$53,971$64,037

Median home value

$72,000$112,100

Median gross rent

$1,462$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
Under 5	10.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	22.5%	24.0%
18 to 24	12.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	17.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	5.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	3.7%	13.2%
75 and over	5.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	32.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	1.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	66.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
No high school diploma	5.5%	43.1%
High school graduate	55.6%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
Drove alone	92.4%	89.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	2.3%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
1-unit, detached	72.8%	22.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	77.3%

Poverty & households

	Rio Vista	The Homesteads
Poverty rate	4.2%	29.8%
Average household size	2.93	3.82
Mean commute (minutes)	41	30
Median year structure built	1995	1999