Rancho Viejo

Population: 2,834
Median household income: $83,512
Median home value: $244,000

Rancho Viejo is a community in Cameron County, Texas, home to 2,834 residents. The median household income of $83,512 is above the Cameron County median ($51,334).

From 2019 to 2023, Rancho Viejo's population declined 2.1% from 2,894 to 2,834, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $212,000 to $244,000.

Households average 2.56 people. The median gross rent is $1,426.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,834
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,512
Median home value: $244,000
Median gross rent: $1,426
Housing units: 1,285
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8942,834

Median household income

$66,250$83,512

Median home value

$212,000$244,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,426

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,894	$66,250	$212,000	$885
2020	2,998	$74,766	$199,100	$1,039
2021	2,804	$82,386	$192,800	$1,120
2022	2,814	$88,304	$226,300	$1,174
2023	2,834	$83,512	$244,000	$1,426

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 343.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	3.6%
5 to 17	591	20.9%
18 to 24	294	10.4%
25 to 34	104	3.7%
35 to 44	299	10.6%
45 to 54	446	15.7%
55 to 64	387	13.7%
65 to 74	270	9.5%
75 and over	342	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	749	26.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	1.2%
Asian	86	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,965	69.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate11.7%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree38.1%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	4.7%
High school graduate	216	11.7%
Some college or associate's	409	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	705	38.1%
Graduate or professional degree	431	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,048	79.9%
Carpooled	98	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	11.2%
Other means	19	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185	15.9%
15 to 29 min	642	55.1%
30 to 44 min	202	17.3%
45 to 59 min	99	8.5%
60+ min	37	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 6.4% (181 of 2,834)

	Count	Share
Family households	773	69.7%
Nonfamily households	336	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,109	86.3%
Vacant	176	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	823	74.2%
Renter-occupied	286	25.8%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	894	69.6%
1-unit, attached	69	5.4%
2 to 4 units	76	5.9%
5 to 19 units	71	5.5%
20 or more units	156	12.1%
Mobile home & other	19	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4860544
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 26.0358, -97.5554