Escobares vs La Grulla

A side-by-side comparison of Escobares and La Grulla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Escobares has the higher population (2,563 vs 1,447 in La Grulla). La Grulla has the higher median household income ($36,827 vs $29,420 in Escobares). Escobares has the higher median home value ($56,700 vs $52,700 in La Grulla).

Population, income & housing

	Escobares	La Grulla
Population	2,563	1,447
Median age	30.9 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$29,420	$36,827
Median home value	$56,700	$52,700
Median gross rent	$781	$803
Housing units	934	588
Homeownership rate	66.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	1.1%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Escobares	La Grulla
Population	2,551 → 2,563 (+0.5%)	1,456 → 1,447 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$23,438 → $29,420 (+25.5%)	$32,857 → $36,827 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$61,500 → $56,700 (-7.8%)	$39,000 → $52,700 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $781 (+15.9%)	$564 → $803 (+42.4%)

Escobares

Population

2,5512,563

Median household income

$23,438$29,420

Median home value

$61,500$56,700

Median gross rent

$674$781

La Grulla

Population

1,4561,447

Median household income

$32,857$36,827

Median home value

$39,000$52,700

Median gross rent

$564$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Escobares	La Grulla
Under 5	10.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.7%	29.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	9.9%	15.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.6%
75 and over	7.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Escobares	La Grulla
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.9%
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	99.1%	92.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Escobares	La Grulla
No high school diploma	48.2%	30.5%
High school graduate	23.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Escobares	La Grulla
Drove alone	78.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	1.1%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	17.2%
Other means	8.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Escobares	La Grulla
1-unit, detached	86.5%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Escobares	La Grulla
Poverty rate	47.6%	23.2%
Average household size	3.44	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1989	1986