Cienegas Terrace

Population: 1,703
Median household income: $42,382
Median home value: $97,600

Cienegas Terrace, a community in Val Verde County, Texas, has 1,703 residents. The median household income of $42,382 is below the Val Verde County median ($59,673).

From 2019 to 2023, Cienegas Terrace's population declined 51.0% from 3,476 to 1,703, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $82,400 to $97,600.

The median gross rent is $956. 14.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,703
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $42,382
Median home value: $97,600
Median gross rent: $956
Housing units: 716
Homeownership rate: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4761,703

Median household income

$47,297$42,382

Median home value

$82,400$97,600

Median gross rent

$716$956

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,476	$47,297	$82,400	$716
2020	2,598	$44,386	$87,200	$731
2021	2,342	$50,231	$88,000	$851
2022	1,653	$39,418	$95,900	$879
2023	1,703	$42,382	$97,600	$956

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2416.4%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5426.2%

55 to 642.5%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over1.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	129	7.6%
5 to 17	260	15.3%
18 to 24	279	16.4%
25 to 34	117	6.9%
35 to 44	165	9.7%
45 to 54	446	26.2%
55 to 64	42	2.5%
65 to 74	248	14.6%
75 and over	17	1.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	80	4.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,586	93.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.7%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's7.7%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	359	34.7%
High school graduate	451	43.6%
Some college or associate's	80	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	145	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means7.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	627	74.6%
Carpooled	130	15.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	2.1%
Other means	66	7.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	324	39.4%
15 to 29 min	284	34.5%
30 to 44 min	89	10.8%
45 to 59 min	61	7.4%
60+ min	65	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 11.7% (200 of 1,703)

	Count	Share
Family households	540	91.4%
Nonfamily households	51	8.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	591	82.5%
Vacant	125	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	500	84.6%
Renter-occupied	91	15.4%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	477	66.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	229	32.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4814927
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 29.3690, -100.9429