East Alto Bonito vs El Cenizo

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

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

East Alto Bonito has the higher population (425 vs 380 in El Cenizo). East Alto Bonito has the higher median household income ($43,450 vs $31,576 in El Cenizo). East Alto Bonito has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $82,300 in El Cenizo).

Population, income & housing

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
Population	425	380
Median age	21.3 yrs	16.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,450	$31,576
Median home value	$119,900	$82,300
Housing units	95	110
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
Population	750 → 425 (-43.3%)	403 → 380 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$22,258 → $43,450 (+95.2%)	$66,786 → $31,576 (-52.7%)
Median home value	$76,200 → $119,900 (+57.3%)	$77,500 → $82,300 (+6.2%)

East Alto Bonito

Population

750425

Median household income

$22,258$43,450

Median home value

$76,200$119,900

El Cenizo

Population

403380

Median household income

$66,786$31,576

Median home value

$77,500$82,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
Under 5	6.6%	15.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	36.1%
18 to 24	40.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	3.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	20.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	20.5%
55 to 64	5.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
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+

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
No high school diploma	56.7%	58.0%
High school graduate	14.0%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
Drove alone	72.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	27.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.2%
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	0.0%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	East Alto Bonito	El Cenizo
Poverty rate	56.7%	48.9%
Average household size	4.47	4.42
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	2001	2002