Ranchos Penitas West vs San Carlos II

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

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

Ranchos Penitas West has the higher population (420 vs 305 in San Carlos II). Ranchos Penitas West has the higher median household income ($90,500 vs $2,499 in San Carlos II). Since 2019, San Carlos II's population has grown faster (-0.3% vs -63.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
Population	420	305
Median age	42.5 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,500	$2,499
Median home value	—	$38,800
Housing units	189	120
Homeownership rate	76.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
Population	1,152 → 420 (-63.5%)	306 → 305 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$74,097 → $90,500 (+22.1%)	$2,499 → $2,499 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $179,400 (+30.5%)	$31,700 → $38,800 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $765 (+31.9%)	—

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

San Carlos II

Population

306305

Median household income

$2,499$2,499

Median home value

$31,700$38,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
Under 5	8.8%	16.7%
5 to 17	5.0%	25.2%
18 to 24	18.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	7.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	21.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	2.3%
65 to 74	18.1%	24.3%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
White (non-Hispanic)	11.2%	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	88.8%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
No high school diploma	40.8%	67.8%
High school graduate	28.2%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
Drove alone	56.2%	81.1%
Carpooled	40.9%	18.9%
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	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
1-unit, detached	76.7%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Ranchos Penitas West	San Carlos II
Poverty rate	6.9%	22.3%
Average household size	3.04	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1993	1979