San Perlita vs Sebastian

A side-by-side comparison of San Perlita and Sebastian: population, income, housing, and more.

San Perlita and Sebastian are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sebastian has the higher population (1,144 vs 457 in San Perlita). San Perlita has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $24,395 in Sebastian). San Perlita has the higher median home value ($55,000 vs $37,600 in Sebastian).

Population, income & housing

	San Perlita	Sebastian
Population	457	1,144
Median age	31.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$24,395
Median home value	$55,000	$37,600
Median gross rent	—	$369
Housing units	169	515
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Perlita	Sebastian
Population	730 → 457 (-37.4%)	1,515 → 1,144 (-24.5%)
Median household income	$38,000 → $71,250 (+87.5%)	$28,654 → $24,395 (-14.9%)
Median home value	$37,300 → $55,000 (+47.5%)	$49,500 → $37,600 (-24.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$319 → $369 (+15.7%)

San Perlita

Population

730457

Median household income

$38,000$71,250

Median home value

$37,300$55,000

Sebastian

Population

1,5151,144

Median household income

$28,654$24,395

Median home value

$49,500$37,600

Median gross rent

$319$369

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Perlita	Sebastian
Under 5	4.2%	1.1%
5 to 17	11.6%	14.2%
18 to 24	16.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	19.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	4.8%	17.4%
45 to 54	17.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	16.4%
75 and over	6.6%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Perlita	Sebastian
White (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	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	96.3%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Perlita	Sebastian
No high school diploma	23.8%	49.1%
High school graduate	40.2%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Perlita	Sebastian
Drove alone	78.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	20.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Perlita	Sebastian
1-unit, detached	79.3%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	San Perlita	Sebastian
Poverty rate	17.7%	31.6%
Average household size	3.97	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	16	38
Median year structure built	1975	1985