Elm Creek vs Rosita

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

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

Elm Creek has the higher population (3,730 vs 3,023 in Rosita). Rosita has the higher median household income ($64,654 vs $62,331 in Elm Creek). Elm Creek has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $115,200 in Rosita).

Population, income & housing

	Elm Creek	Rosita
Population	3,730	3,023
Median age	27.9 yrs	24.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,331	$64,654
Median home value	$116,500	$115,200
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	1,140	768
Homeownership rate	89.3%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elm Creek	Rosita
Population	3,590 → 3,730 (+3.9%)	2,792 → 3,023 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$47,048 → $62,331 (+32.5%)	$33,842 → $64,654 (+91.0%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $116,500 (+105.5%)	$80,800 → $115,200 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$931 → $660 (-29.1%)	$572 → $575 (+0.5%)

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

Rosita

Population

2,7923,023

Median household income

$33,842$64,654

Median home value

$80,800$115,200

Median gross rent

$572$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elm Creek	Rosita
Under 5	7.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	29.3%	24.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	21.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	19.8%	7.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	7.3%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.0%
75 and over	3.1%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elm Creek	Rosita
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	22.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	94.8%	73.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elm Creek	Rosita
No high school diploma	45.0%	35.8%
High school graduate	20.9%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elm Creek	Rosita
Drove alone	82.4%	63.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	36.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elm Creek	Rosita
1-unit, detached	82.5%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Elm Creek	Rosita
Poverty rate	19.2%	3.6%
Average household size	3.66	4.41
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	2003	2007