Laredo vs Ranchos Penitas West

A side-by-side comparison of Laredo and Ranchos Penitas West: population, income, housing, and more.

Laredo and Ranchos Penitas West are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laredo has the higher population (255,949 vs 420 in Ranchos Penitas West). Ranchos Penitas West has the higher median household income ($90,500 vs $63,264 in Laredo). Since 2019, Laredo's population has grown faster (-1.2% vs -63.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
Population	255,949	420
Median age	29.7 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,264	$90,500
Median home value	$182,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,001	—
Housing units	82,410	189
Homeownership rate	63.3%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
Population	259,151 → 255,949 (-1.2%)	1,152 → 420 (-63.5%)
Median household income	$47,593 → $63,264 (+32.9%)	$74,097 → $90,500 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$129,900 → $182,400 (+40.4%)	$137,500 → $179,400 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $1,001 (+17.6%)	$580 → $765 (+31.9%)

Laredo

Population

259,151255,949

Median household income

$47,593$63,264

Median home value

$129,900$182,400

Median gross rent

$851$1,001

Ranchos Penitas West

Population

1,152420

Median household income

$74,097$90,500

Median home value

$137,500$179,400

Median gross rent

$580$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
Under 5	8.3%	8.8%
5 to 17	23.4%	5.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	18.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	7.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	21.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	18.1%
75 and over	4.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
White (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	11.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	95.2%	88.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
No high school diploma	29.5%	40.8%
High school graduate	22.1%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
Drove alone	79.3%	56.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	40.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
1-unit, detached	67.7%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Laredo	Ranchos Penitas West
Poverty rate	20.8%	6.9%
Average household size	3.32	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1996	1993