Boys Ranch vs Vega

A side-by-side comparison of Boys Ranch and Vega: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vega has the higher population (946 vs 129 in Boys Ranch). Since 2019, Vega's population has grown faster (-7.6% vs -68.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Boys Ranch	Vega
Population	129	946
Median age	16.7 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,406
Median home value	—	$124,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,120
Housing units	29	420
Homeownership rate	0.0%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boys Ranch	Vega
Population	412 → 129 (-68.7%)	1,024 → 946 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$107,500 → $51,932 (-51.7%)	$65,278 → $76,406 (+17.0%)
Median home value	—	$89,800 → $124,600 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $1,120 (+44.5%)

Boys Ranch

Population

412129

Median household income

$107,500$51,932

Vega

Population

1,024946

Median household income

$65,278$76,406

Median home value

$89,800$124,600

Median gross rent

$775$1,120

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boys Ranch	Vega
Under 5	4.7%	9.4%
5 to 17	61.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.3%	18.2%
35 to 44	8.5%	17.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	2.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.7%
75 and over	0.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boys Ranch	Vega
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	64.9%
Black or African American	48.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boys Ranch	Vega
No high school diploma	0.0%	18.2%
High school graduate	0.0%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	50.0%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	50.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boys Ranch	Vega
Drove alone	27.5%	74.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.0%
Public transit	5.0%	0.0%
Walked	60.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boys Ranch	Vega
1-unit, detached	17.2%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	72.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Boys Ranch	Vega
Poverty rate	8.7%	14.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	1957	1965