Elm Creek vs Siesta Acres

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

Elm Creek and Siesta Acres 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 1,814 in Siesta Acres). Elm Creek has the higher median household income ($62,331 vs $32,425 in Siesta Acres). Siesta Acres has the higher median home value ($160,200 vs $116,500 in Elm Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
Population	3,730	1,814
Median age	27.9 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,331	$32,425
Median home value	$116,500	$160,200
Median gross rent	—	$731
Housing units	1,140	540
Homeownership rate	89.3%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
Population	3,590 → 3,730 (+3.9%)	1,620 → 1,814 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$47,048 → $62,331 (+32.5%)	$30,530 → $32,425 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $116,500 (+105.5%)	$74,900 → $160,200 (+113.9%)
Median gross rent	$931 → $660 (-29.1%)	$716 → $731 (+2.1%)

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

Siesta Acres

Population

1,6201,814

Median household income

$30,530$32,425

Median home value

$74,900$160,200

Median gross rent

$716$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
Under 5	7.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	29.3%	24.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	21.8%
35 to 44	19.8%	17.3%
45 to 54	6.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.0%	6.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	6.1%
75 and over	3.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	0.0%
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	94.8%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
No high school diploma	45.0%	34.6%
High school graduate	20.9%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
Drove alone	82.4%	62.8%
Carpooled	2.5%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	14.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
1-unit, detached	82.5%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	27.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Elm Creek	Siesta Acres
Poverty rate	19.2%	21.5%
Average household size	3.66	3.51
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	2003	1987