Big Thicket Lake Estates vs Plum Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Big Thicket Lake Estates and Plum Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Thicket Lake Estates and Plum Grove are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plum Grove has the higher population (2,425 vs 550 in Big Thicket Lake Estates). Plum Grove has the higher median household income ($70,362 vs $22,074 in Big Thicket Lake Estates). Plum Grove has the higher median home value ($121,800 vs $111,000 in Big Thicket Lake Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
Population	550	2,425
Median age	60.5 yrs	20.8 yrs
Median household income	$22,074	$70,362
Median home value	$111,000	$121,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,216
Housing units	322	639
Homeownership rate	77.2%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
Population	704 → 550 (-21.9%)	541 → 2,425 (+348.2%)
Median household income	$30,417 → $22,074 (-27.4%)	$53,813 → $70,362 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $111,000 (-7.7%)	$142,000 → $121,800 (-14.2%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $636 (+8.2%)	$950 → $1,216 (+28.0%)

Big Thicket Lake Estates

Population

704550

Median household income

$30,417$22,074

Median home value

$120,300$111,000

Median gross rent

$588$636

Plum Grove

Population

5412,425

Median household income

$53,813$70,362

Median home value

$142,000$121,800

Median gross rent

$950$1,216

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	28.5%	43.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	6.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	3.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	37.5%	5.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	3.5%
75 and over	9.5%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	76.4%	13.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	86.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
No high school diploma	42.9%	42.0%
High school graduate	37.4%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
Drove alone	97.8%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
1-unit, detached	56.8%	64.2%
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	43.2%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Big Thicket Lake Estates	Plum Grove
Poverty rate	37.8%	39.2%
Average household size	2.12	4.02
Mean commute (minutes)	31	49
Median year structure built	1984	2011