Penitas

Population: 6,355
Median household income: $52,857
Median home value: $175,100

Penitas, a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, has 6,355 residents. At $52,857, its median household income sits in line with Hidalgo County's $52,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Penitas's population grew 33.3% from 4,769 to 6,355, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $124,500 to $175,100.

The median gross rent is $631. 8.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,355
Median age: 30.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,857
Median home value: $175,100
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 1,719
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7696,355

Median household income

$45,632$52,857

Median home value

$124,500$175,100

Median gross rent

$774$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,769	$45,632	$124,500	$774
2020	6,103	$46,496	$106,800	$650
2021	6,206	$46,135	$122,100	$581
2022	6,313	$50,110	$158,700	$611
2023	6,355	$52,857	$175,100	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1726.9%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	476	7.5%
5 to 17	1,710	26.9%
18 to 24	653	10.3%
25 to 34	728	11.5%
35 to 44	641	10.1%
45 to 54	939	14.8%
55 to 64	633	10.0%
65 to 74	290	4.6%
75 and over	285	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	115	1.8%
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)	6,240	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.7%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's15.4%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,537	43.7%
High school graduate	1,133	32.2%
Some college or associate's	541	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	197	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	108	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,722	76.7%
Carpooled	297	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	187	8.3%
Other means	29	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	463	22.5%
15 to 29 min	887	43.1%
30 to 44 min	501	24.4%
45 to 59 min	128	6.2%
60+ min	78	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.92
Poverty rate: 28.3% (1,798 of 6,355)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,521	93.8%
Nonfamily households	101	6.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,622	94.4%
Vacant	97	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,338	82.5%
Renter-occupied	284	17.5%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,279	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	0.6%
5 to 19 units	127	7.4%
20 or more units	74	4.3%
Mobile home & other	228	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4856696
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 26.2583, -98.4386