Sonterra vs Taylor

A side-by-side comparison of Sonterra and Taylor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Taylor has the higher population (16,767 vs 8,576 in Sonterra). Sonterra has the higher median household income ($94,728 vs $71,665 in Taylor). Sonterra has the higher median home value ($260,100 vs $246,800 in Taylor).

Population, income & housing

	Sonterra	Taylor
Population	8,576	16,767
Median age	29.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,728	$71,665
Median home value	$260,100	$246,800
Median gross rent	$1,753	$1,181
Housing units	3,030	7,102
Homeownership rate	79.1%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sonterra	Taylor
Population	3,276 → 8,576 (+161.8%)	17,001 → 16,767 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $94,728 (+34.1%)	$52,672 → $71,665 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$171,300 → $260,100 (+51.8%)	$158,400 → $246,800 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,298 → $1,753 (+35.1%)	$931 → $1,181 (+26.9%)

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

Taylor

Population

17,00116,767

Median household income

$52,672$71,665

Median home value

$158,400$246,800

Median gross rent

$931$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sonterra	Taylor
Under 5	9.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	28.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	5.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	4.3%	12.5%
75 and over	1.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sonterra	Taylor
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	45.7%
Black or African American	6.5%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	4.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	38.7%	45.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sonterra	Taylor
No high school diploma	13.2%	15.9%
High school graduate	28.4%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sonterra	Taylor
Drove alone	79.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.2%	11.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sonterra	Taylor
1-unit, detached	91.3%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Sonterra	Taylor
Poverty rate	10.5%	9.1%
Average household size	2.94	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	2015	1978