Castroville vs Hondo

A side-by-side comparison of Castroville and Hondo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hondo has the higher population (8,508 vs 3,027 in Castroville). Castroville has the higher median household income ($76,524 vs $58,773 in Hondo). Castroville has the higher median home value ($266,000 vs $215,800 in Hondo).

Population, income & housing

	Castroville	Hondo
Population	3,027	8,508
Median age	44.7 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,524	$58,773
Median home value	$266,000	$215,800
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,163
Housing units	1,200	2,971
Homeownership rate	68.3%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castroville	Hondo
Population	3,009 → 3,027 (+0.6%)	9,251 → 8,508 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$59,600 → $76,524 (+28.4%)	$52,421 → $58,773 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$189,400 → $266,000 (+40.4%)	$93,100 → $215,800 (+131.8%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,184 (+21.1%)	$786 → $1,163 (+48.0%)

Castroville

Population

3,0093,027

Median household income

$59,600$76,524

Median home value

$189,400$266,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,184

Hondo

Population

9,2518,508

Median household income

$52,421$58,773

Median home value

$93,100$215,800

Median gross rent

$786$1,163

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castroville	Hondo
Under 5	8.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	11.7%
18 to 24	10.2%	13.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	20.6%
35 to 44	7.6%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	8.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.5%
75 and over	11.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castroville	Hondo
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	32.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	47.8%	58.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castroville	Hondo
No high school diploma	10.6%	21.8%
High school graduate	18.1%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castroville	Hondo
Drove alone	73.1%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	11.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	14.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castroville	Hondo
1-unit, detached	79.1%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Castroville	Hondo
Poverty rate	9.3%	21.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1983	1973