Alto Bonito Heights vs El Refugio

A side-by-side comparison of Alto Bonito Heights and El Refugio: population, income, housing, and more.

Alto Bonito Heights and El Refugio are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alto Bonito Heights has the higher population (971 vs 686 in El Refugio). El Refugio has the higher median household income ($51,042 vs $27,083 in Alto Bonito Heights). Since 2019, Alto Bonito Heights's population has grown faster (+318.5% vs +48.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
Population	971	686
Median age	22.6 yrs	22.0 yrs
Median household income	$27,083	$51,042
Median home value	$123,500	—
Housing units	216	194
Homeownership rate	100.0%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
Population	232 → 971 (+318.5%)	461 → 686 (+48.8%)
Median household income	$28,816 → $27,083 (-6.0%)	$32,109 → $51,042 (+59.0%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $123,500 (+16.4%)	$77,800 → $78,000 (+0.3%)

Alto Bonito Heights

Population

232971

Median household income

$28,816$27,083

Median home value

$106,100$123,500

El Refugio

Population

461686

Median household income

$32,109$51,042

Median home value

$77,800$78,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
Under 5	28.5%	8.0%
5 to 17	8.7%	25.8%
18 to 24	16.1%	20.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	2.6%	15.9%
45 to 54	5.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	3.6%
65 to 74	2.5%	0.0%
75 and over	12.6%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
No high school diploma	76.7%	20.0%
High school graduate	5.9%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
Drove alone	49.1%	63.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.9%	22.5%
Other means	0.0%	11.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
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	0.0%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Alto Bonito Heights	El Refugio
Poverty rate	75.8%	36.6%
Average household size	4.98	3.97
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1983	2000