Elm Creek

Population: 3,730
Median household income: $62,331
Median home value: $116,500

Located in Maverick County, Texas, Elm Creek is a community with a population of 3,730. Its median household income of $62,331 runs above the Maverick County figure of $51,270.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elm Creek's population grew 3.9% from 3,590 to 3,730, while its median home value rose 105.5% from $56,700 to $116,500.

Households average 3.66 people. 1.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,730
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,331
Median home value: $116,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,140
Homeownership rate: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5903,730

Median household income

$47,048$62,331

Median home value

$56,700$116,500

Median gross rent

$931$660

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,590	$47,048	$56,700	$931
2020	3,455	$80,428	$70,000	$581
2021	3,902	$90,568	$103,900	—
2022	3,559	$64,853	$109,100	$660
2023	3,730	$62,331	$116,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1729.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4419.8%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	295	7.9%
5 to 17	1,093	29.3%
18 to 24	373	10.0%
25 to 34	355	9.5%
35 to 44	740	19.8%
45 to 54	241	6.5%
55 to 64	335	9.0%
65 to 74	182	4.9%
75 and over	116	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	193	5.2%
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)	3,537	94.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.0%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree1.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	887	45.0%
High school graduate	411	20.9%
Some college or associate's	633	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	38	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,109	82.4%
Carpooled	34	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	203	15.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	11.5%
15 to 29 min	716	62.6%
30 to 44 min	64	5.6%
45 to 59 min	39	3.4%
60+ min	192	16.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.66
Poverty rate: 19.2% (715 of 3,730)

	Count	Share
Family households	900	88.3%
Nonfamily households	119	11.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,019	89.4%
Vacant	121	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	910	89.3%
Renter-occupied	109	10.7%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	941	82.5%
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	199	17.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4823254
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 28.7774, -100.4934