El Rancho Vela

Population: 587
Median household income: $49,200
Median home value: $139,600

El Rancho Vela, a community in Starr County, Texas, has 587 residents. The median household income of $49,200 is above the Starr County median ($38,182).

Between 2019 and 2023, El Rancho Vela's population declined 10.0% from 652 to 587, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $112,300 to $139,600.

91.2% of workers drive to work alone. 74.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 587
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,200
Median home value: $139,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 233
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

652587

Median household income

$88,750$49,200

Median home value

$112,300$139,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	652	$88,750	$112,300
2020	890	$103,375	$111,900
2021	266	—	$106,400
2022	594	$46,989	$118,800
2023	587	$49,200	$139,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1733.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3426.2%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 644.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over1.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	194	33.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	154	26.2%
35 to 44	54	9.2%
45 to 54	95	16.2%
55 to 64	29	4.9%
65 to 74	55	9.4%
75 and over	6	1.0%

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)	587	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.1%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's65.6%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	21.1%
High school graduate	52	13.2%
Some college or associate's	258	65.6%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	310	91.2%
Carpooled	30	8.8%
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	125	36.8%
15 to 29 min	185	54.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	30	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 19.8% (116 of 587)

	Count	Share
Family households	157	74.1%
Nonfamily households	55	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	212	91.0%
Vacant	21	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	175	82.5%
Renter-occupied	37	17.5%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	173	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	12.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4824015
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.4038, -98.7690

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