Escobares

Population: 2,563
Median household income: $29,420
Median home value: $56,700

Located in Starr County, Texas, Escobares is a community with a population of 2,563. At $29,420, its median household income sits below Starr County's $38,182.

Between 2019 and 2023, Escobares's population held roughly steady from 2,551 to 2,563, while its median home value fell 7.8% from $61,500 to $56,700.

The typical home was built around 1989. 47.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,563
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $29,420
Median home value: $56,700
Median gross rent: $781
Housing units: 934
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5512,563

Median household income

$23,438$29,420

Median home value

$61,500$56,700

Median gross rent

$674$781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,551	$23,438	$61,500	$674
2020	2,634	$25,401	$55,900	$622
2021	2,574	$28,203	$58,500	$710
2022	2,578	$29,141	$53,400	$768
2023	2,563	$29,420	$56,700	$781

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	275	10.7%
5 to 17	478	18.7%
18 to 24	212	8.3%
25 to 34	377	14.7%
35 to 44	248	9.7%
45 to 54	258	10.1%
55 to 64	255	9.9%
65 to 74	275	10.7%
75 and over	185	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24	0.9%
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)	2,539	99.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma48.2%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	770	48.2%
High school graduate	379	23.7%
Some college or associate's	371	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	63	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means8.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	694	78.5%
Carpooled	10	1.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	9.6%
Other means	75	8.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	379	47.4%
15 to 29 min	245	30.7%
30 to 44 min	72	9.0%
45 to 59 min	33	4.1%
60+ min	70	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.44
Poverty rate: 47.6% (1,220 of 2,563)

	Count	Share
Family households	565	76.0%
Nonfamily households	178	24.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	743	79.6%
Vacant	191	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	497	66.9%
Renter-occupied	246	33.1%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	808	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	104	11.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4824552
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 26.4126, -98.9600

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