Hutto vs Santa Rita Ranch

A side-by-side comparison of Hutto and Santa Rita Ranch: population, income, housing, and more.

Hutto and Santa Rita Ranch are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hutto has the higher population (32,188 vs 4,055 in Santa Rita Ranch). Santa Rita Ranch has the higher median household income ($141,250 vs $115,149 in Hutto). Santa Rita Ranch has the higher median home value ($464,800 vs $315,800 in Hutto).

Population, income & housing

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
Population	32,188	4,055
Median age	35.0 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$115,149	$141,250
Median home value	$315,800	$464,800
Median gross rent	$2,202	$3,227
Housing units	10,986	1,413
Homeownership rate	79.4%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.1%	59.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
Population	25,320 → 32,188 (+27.1%)	2,232 → 4,055 (+81.7%)
Median household income	$78,942 → $115,149 (+45.9%)	$160,391 → $141,250 (-11.9%)
Median home value	$194,000 → $315,800 (+62.8%)	$355,000 → $464,800 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,544 → $2,202 (+42.6%)	$2,710 → $3,227 (+19.1%)

Hutto

Population

25,32032,188

Median household income

$78,942$115,149

Median home value

$194,000$315,800

Median gross rent

$1,544$2,202

Santa Rita Ranch

Population

2,2324,055

Median household income

$160,391$141,250

Median home value

$355,000$464,800

Median gross rent

$2,710$3,227

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
Under 5	7.5%	11.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	21.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	22.4%	18.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	7.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	5.1%	4.9%
75 and over	1.9%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	69.2%
Black or African American	10.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.7%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	24.0%	6.4%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	47.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
Drove alone	75.4%	52.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	35.7%
Other means	1.3%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
1-unit, detached	94.0%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hutto	Santa Rita Ranch
Poverty rate	6.6%	1.1%
Average household size	2.99	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	2008	2017