El Rancho Vela vs Garza-Salinas II

A side-by-side comparison of El Rancho Vela and Garza-Salinas II: population, income, housing, and more.

El Rancho Vela and Garza-Salinas II are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Garza-Salinas II has the higher population (673 vs 587 in El Rancho Vela). El Rancho Vela has the higher median home value ($139,600 vs $36,800 in Garza-Salinas II). Since 2019, El Rancho Vela's population has grown faster (-10.0% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
Population	587	673
Median age	29.7 yrs	21.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,200	—
Median home value	$139,600	$36,800
Housing units	233	204
Homeownership rate	82.5%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
Population	652 → 587 (-10.0%)	762 → 673 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$88,750 → $49,200 (-44.6%)	$50,000 → $38,125 (-23.8%)
Median home value	$112,300 → $139,600 (+24.3%)	$57,800 → $36,800 (-36.3%)

El Rancho Vela

Population

652587

Median household income

$88,750$49,200

Median home value

$112,300$139,600

Garza-Salinas II

Population

762673

Median household income

$50,000$38,125

Median home value

$57,800$36,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
Under 5	0.0%	15.6%
5 to 17	33.0%	25.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.5%
25 to 34	26.2%	16.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	3.3%
45 to 54	16.2%	5.8%
55 to 64	4.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.4%	1.6%
75 and over	1.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
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+

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
No high school diploma	21.1%	51.7%
High school graduate	13.2%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	65.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
Drove alone	91.2%	84.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	15.5%
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)

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
1-unit, detached	74.2%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	El Rancho Vela	Garza-Salinas II
Poverty rate	19.8%	47.0%
Average household size	2.77	3.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1996	1992