El Cenizo

Population: 2,328
Median household income: $41,786
Median home value: $65,700

Located in Webb County, Texas, El Cenizo is a community with a population of 2,328. The median household income of $41,786 is below the Webb County median ($62,506).

Between 2019 and 2023, El Cenizo's population declined 27.7% from 3,221 to 2,328, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $50,000 to $65,700.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 97.0% of the population. 88.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,328
Median age: 29.1 yrs
Median household income: $41,786
Median home value: $65,700
Median gross rent: $591
Housing units: 715
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2212,328

Median household income

$20,580$41,786

Median home value

$50,000$65,700

Median gross rent

$493$591

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,221	$20,580	$50,000	$493
2020	3,164	$22,599	$57,000	$488
2021	2,632	$24,286	$54,200	$490
2022	2,226	$36,389	$57,100	$536
2023	2,328	$41,786	$65,700	$591

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	177	7.6%
5 to 17	487	20.9%
18 to 24	342	14.7%
25 to 34	357	15.3%
35 to 44	281	12.1%
45 to 54	299	12.8%
55 to 64	197	8.5%
65 to 74	121	5.2%
75 and over	67	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	70	3.0%
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)	2,258	97.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma54.9%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	726	54.9%
High school graduate	292	22.1%
Some college or associate's	220	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	68	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone88.9%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	840	88.9%
Carpooled	79	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	2.2%
Other means	5	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	105	11.4%
15 to 29 min	168	18.2%
30 to 44 min	393	42.5%
45 to 59 min	114	12.3%
60+ min	144	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.67
Poverty rate: 29.1% (674 of 2,318)

	Count	Share
Family households	512	80.8%
Nonfamily households	122	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	634	88.7%
Vacant	81	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	484	76.3%
Renter-occupied	150	23.7%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	572	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	104	14.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4822905
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 27.3317, -99.5013