Barrera vs La Minita

A side-by-side comparison of Barrera and La Minita: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Minita has the higher population (231 vs 208 in Barrera). Since 2019, La Minita's population has grown faster (+148.4% vs -8.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Barrera	La Minita
Population	208	231
Median age	12.5 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$8,000	—
Median home value	—	$65,900
Housing units	86	107
Homeownership rate	17.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrera	La Minita
Population	228 → 208 (-8.8%)	93 → 231 (+148.4%)
Median home value	—	$83,100 → $65,900 (-20.7%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $685 (+10.7%)	—

Barrera

Population

228208

Median gross rent

$619$685

La Minita

Population

93231

Median home value

$83,100$65,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrera	La Minita
Under 5	50.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	17.3%	16.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	45.9%
55 to 64	16.8%	11.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.2%
75 and over	15.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrera	La Minita
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+

	Barrera	La Minita
No high school diploma	100.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	0.0%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrera	La Minita
Drove alone	100.0%	74.6%
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%	25.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrera	La Minita
1-unit, detached	17.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	41.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barrera	La Minita
Poverty rate	84.1%	8.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.57
Median year structure built	2008	1992