Rice Tracts

Population: 1,117
Median household income: $150,750
Median home value: $235,600

Rice Tracts, a community in Cameron County, Texas, has 1,117 residents. At $150,750, its median household income sits above Cameron County's $51,334.

Between 2020 and 2023, Rice Tracts's population grew 106.9% from 540 to 1,117, while its median home value fell 16.4% from $281,700 to $235,600.

Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,117
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $150,750
Median home value: $235,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 307
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5401,117

Median household income

$106,607$150,750

Median home value

$281,700$235,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	540	—	$281,700
2021	918	$106,607	$305,900
2022	1,185	$131,458	$272,000
2023	1,117	$150,750	$235,600

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5420.2%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 740.9%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	5.6%
5 to 17	249	22.3%
18 to 24	58	5.2%
25 to 34	162	14.5%
35 to 44	104	9.3%
45 to 54	226	20.2%
55 to 64	131	11.7%
65 to 74	10	0.9%
75 and over	114	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39	3.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
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)	1,078	96.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	159	21.3%
High school graduate	146	19.5%
Some college or associate's	137	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	157	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	148	19.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone94.0%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	392	94.0%
Carpooled	19	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	17.0%
15 to 29 min	205	49.9%
30 to 44 min	79	19.2%
45 to 59 min	51	12.4%
60+ min	6	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.96
Poverty rate: 7.1% (79 of 1,117)

	Count	Share
Family households	272	96.5%
Nonfamily households	10	3.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	282	91.9%
Vacant	25	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	282	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	307	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4861766
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 26.0569, -97.6279