Los Altos vs Ranchos Penitas West

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

Los Altos 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.

Los Altos has the higher population (470 vs 420 in Ranchos Penitas West). Ranchos Penitas West has the higher median household income ($90,500 vs $41,250 in Los Altos). Since 2019, Los Altos's population has grown faster (+80.1% vs -63.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
Population	470	420
Median age	16.4 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$90,500
Housing units	94	189
Homeownership rate	34.0%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	24.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
Population	261 → 470 (+80.1%)	1,152 → 420 (-63.5%)
Median household income	$34,777 → $41,250 (+18.6%)	$74,097 → $90,500 (+22.1%)
Median home value	—	$137,500 → $179,400 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$580 → $765 (+31.9%)

Los Altos

Population

261470

Median household income

$34,777$41,250

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)

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
Under 5	9.4%	8.8%
5 to 17	44.7%	5.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	20.4%	7.1%
45 to 54	6.4%	21.4%
55 to 64	6.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.4%	18.1%
75 and over	6.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	11.2%
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%	88.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
No high school diploma	85.2%	40.8%
High school graduate	14.8%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
Drove alone	100.0%	56.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	40.9%
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%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
1-unit, detached	100.0%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Los Altos	Ranchos Penitas West
Poverty rate	67.7%	6.9%
Average household size	5.00	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	2005	1993