St. Paul vs Taft Southwest

A side-by-side comparison of St. Paul and Taft Southwest: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Paul and Taft Southwest are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Taft Southwest has the higher population (1,399 vs 1,165 in St. Paul). Taft Southwest has the higher median home value ($92,900 vs $61,400 in St. Paul). Since 2019, Taft Southwest's population has grown faster (+42.5% vs +20.6%).

Population, income & housing

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
Population	1,165	1,399
Median age	34.8 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,769
Median home value	$61,400	$92,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,286
Housing units	453	622
Homeownership rate	51.6%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	1.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
Population	966 → 1,165 (+20.6%)	982 → 1,399 (+42.5%)
Median household income	—	$14,659 → $50,769 (+246.3%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $61,400 (+5.1%)	$43,100 → $92,900 (+115.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,290 → $1,286 (-0.3%)

St. Paul

Population

9661,165

Median home value

$58,400$61,400

Taft Southwest

Population

9821,399

Median household income

$14,659$50,769

Median home value

$43,100$92,900

Median gross rent

$1,290$1,286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
Under 5	10.6%	12.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	24.2%
18 to 24	2.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.8%	17.5%
35 to 44	16.0%	5.1%
45 to 54	2.1%	7.5%
55 to 64	20.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.4%
75 and over	3.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
White (non-Hispanic)	36.6%	3.7%
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	63.4%	96.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
No high school diploma	13.1%	41.1%
High school graduate	34.6%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	48.3%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
Drove alone	100.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
1-unit, detached	35.5%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	64.5%	25.6%

Poverty & households

	St. Paul	Taft Southwest
Poverty rate	17.6%	8.3%
Average household size	3.40	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1971	1960