Rancho Alegre

Population: 1,304
Median household income: $45,122
Median home value: $50,300

Rancho Alegre is a community in Jim Wells County, Texas, home to 1,304 residents. At $45,122, its median household income sits below Jim Wells County's $47,492.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rancho Alegre's population grew 6.6% from 1,223 to 1,304, while its median home value rose 126.6% from $22,200 to $50,300.

Households average 3.41 people. 1.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,304
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,122
Median home value: $50,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 512
Homeownership rate: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2231,304

Median household income

$15,068$45,122

Median home value

$22,200$50,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,223	—	$22,200
2020	769	$15,068	$18,500
2021	1,561	$16,962	$20,400
2022	1,099	$18,289	$28,700
2023	1,304	$45,122	$50,300

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

Age distribution

Under 515.3%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 2416.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 441.5%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	200	15.3%
5 to 17	109	8.4%
18 to 24	220	16.9%
25 to 34	158	12.1%
35 to 44	19	1.5%
45 to 54	210	16.1%
55 to 64	207	15.9%
65 to 74	131	10.0%
75 and over	50	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
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)	1,304	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.6%

High school graduate62.1%

Some college or associate's8.4%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	214	27.6%
High school graduate	481	62.1%
Some college or associate's	65	8.4%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone91.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	341	91.7%
Carpooled	31	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	31.7%
15 to 29 min	157	42.2%
30 to 44 min	27	7.3%
45 to 59 min	70	18.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.41
Poverty rate: 37.0% (482 of 1,304)

	Count	Share
Family households	313	81.9%
Nonfamily households	69	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	382	74.6%
Vacant	130	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	344	90.1%
Renter-occupied	38	9.9%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	457	89.3%
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	55	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4860518
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 27.7393, -98.1027