Chula Vista vs Elm Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Chula Vista and Elm Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chula Vista has the higher population (4,884 vs 3,730 in Elm Creek). Elm Creek has the higher median household income ($62,331 vs $33,750 in Chula Vista). Elm Creek has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $83,100 in Chula Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
Population	4,884	3,730
Median age	37.4 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,750	$62,331
Median home value	$83,100	$116,500
Median gross rent	$967	—
Housing units	1,815	1,140
Homeownership rate	82.6%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
Population	4,722 → 4,884 (+3.4%)	3,590 → 3,730 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$38,893 → $33,750 (-13.2%)	$47,048 → $62,331 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $83,100 (+3.9%)	$56,700 → $116,500 (+105.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,070 → $967 (-9.6%)	$931 → $660 (-29.1%)

Chula Vista

Population

4,7224,884

Median household income

$38,893$33,750

Median home value

$80,000$83,100

Median gross rent

$1,070$967

Elm Creek

Population

3,5903,730

Median household income

$47,048$62,331

Median home value

$56,700$116,500

Median gross rent

$931$660

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
Under 5	3.9%	7.9%
5 to 17	26.0%	29.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	19.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	6.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	9.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	4.9%
75 and over	6.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.2%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	94.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
No high school diploma	52.3%	45.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
Drove alone	80.9%	82.4%
Carpooled	19.1%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
1-unit, detached	54.0%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.0%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Chula Vista	Elm Creek
Poverty rate	24.8%	19.2%
Average household size	2.94	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1997	2003