Santa Rita Ranch vs Sonterra

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

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

Sonterra has the higher population (8,576 vs 4,055 in Santa Rita Ranch). Santa Rita Ranch has the higher median household income ($141,250 vs $94,728 in Sonterra). Santa Rita Ranch has the higher median home value ($464,800 vs $260,100 in Sonterra).

Population, income & housing

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
Population	4,055	8,576
Median age	35.2 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$141,250	$94,728
Median home value	$464,800	$260,100
Median gross rent	$3,227	$1,753
Housing units	1,413	3,030
Homeownership rate	97.0%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.6%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
Population	2,232 → 4,055 (+81.7%)	3,276 → 8,576 (+161.8%)
Median household income	$160,391 → $141,250 (-11.9%)	$70,625 → $94,728 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$355,000 → $464,800 (+30.9%)	$171,300 → $260,100 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,710 → $3,227 (+19.1%)	$1,298 → $1,753 (+35.1%)

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

Sonterra

Population

3,2768,576

Median household income

$70,625$94,728

Median home value

$171,300$260,100

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
Under 5	11.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	21.6%	19.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	28.7%
35 to 44	18.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	7.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	5.2%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.3%
75 and over	1.9%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	45.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	3.5%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
No high school diploma	4.4%	13.2%
High school graduate	6.4%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	47.4%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
Drove alone	52.1%	79.1%
Carpooled	3.4%	8.2%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.7%	9.2%
Other means	6.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
1-unit, detached	94.4%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Santa Rita Ranch	Sonterra
Poverty rate	1.1%	10.5%
Average household size	2.87	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	2017	2015