Banquete vs La Paloma-Lost Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Banquete and La Paloma-Lost Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Banquete and La Paloma-Lost Creek are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Paloma-Lost Creek has the higher population (541 vs 488 in Banquete). Banquete has the higher median household income ($108,617 vs $2,499 in La Paloma-Lost Creek). Since 2019, Banquete's population has grown faster (+28.1% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Population	488	541
Median age	35.8 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$108,617	$2,499
Median home value	—	$262,700
Housing units	206	266
Homeownership rate	60.9%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Population	381 → 488 (+28.1%)	613 → 541 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$32,222 → $108,617 (+237.1%)	$87,500 → $2,499 (-97.1%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $82,900 (+23.2%)	$75,300 → $262,700 (+248.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $921 (+27.0%)

Banquete

Population

381488

Median household income

$32,222$108,617

Median home value

$67,300$82,900

La Paloma-Lost Creek

Population

613541

Median household income

$87,500$2,499

Median home value

$75,300$262,700

Median gross rent

$725$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Under 5	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	18.0%	35.5%
35 to 44	23.2%	5.2%
45 to 54	20.5%	28.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	3.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	4.3%
75 and over	14.8%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	4.8%
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	14.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	79.3%	92.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
No high school diploma	23.8%	13.8%
High school graduate	8.9%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Drove alone	85.6%	95.8%
Carpooled	14.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
1-unit, detached	50.0%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Banquete	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Poverty rate	24.4%	40.4%
Average household size	2.89	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	15	30
Median year structure built	2005	1994