Sierra Blanca

Population: 694
Median household income: $53,319
Median home value: $68,000

Sierra Blanca is a community in Hudspeth County, Texas, home to 694 residents. Its median household income of $53,319 runs above the Hudspeth County figure of $39,336.

From 2019 to 2023, Sierra Blanca's population declined 9.2% from 764 to 694, while its median home value rose 19.9% from $56,700 to $68,000.

14.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 694
Median age: 25.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,319
Median home value: $68,000
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 200
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 16.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

764694

Median household income

$39,669$53,319

Median home value

$56,700$68,000

Median gross rent

$591$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	764	$39,669	$56,700	$591
2020	832	—	—	—
2021	676	—	—	$769
2022	544	$56,563	—	$854
2023	694	$53,319	$68,000	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 511.4%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 2413.8%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	11.4%
5 to 17	150	21.6%
18 to 24	96	13.8%
25 to 34	54	7.8%
35 to 44	91	13.1%
45 to 54	53	7.6%
55 to 64	70	10.1%
65 to 74	90	13.0%
75 and over	11	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	259	37.3%
Black or African American	9	1.3%
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	15	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	411	59.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.0%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	26.0%
High school graduate	146	39.6%
Some college or associate's	74	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	50	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone40.3%

Carpooled30.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked28.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	40.3%
Carpooled	71	30.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	66	28.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	48.5%
15 to 29 min	80	34.6%
30 to 44 min	39	16.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.63
Poverty rate: 34.1% (217 of 637)

	Count	Share
Family households	121	69.9%
Nonfamily households	52	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	173	86.5%
Vacant	27	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	109	63.0%
Renter-occupied	64	37.0%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	143	71.5%
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	57	28.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4867772
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.1834, -105.3395