Colorado Acres, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.8

2.75% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.7%

33.1% 1-year decrease

2017 Median Household Income

$16,250

5.64% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$162,500

Population & Diversity

Colorado Acres, TX is home to a population of 51 people, from which 86.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.7% of Colorado Acres, TX residents were born outside of the country (7 people).

In 2024, there were NaNy times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (51 people) in Colorado Acres, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 White (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.3%

2024 Citizenship

79.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.3% of Colorado Acres, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Colorado Acres, TX was 79.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Colorado Acres, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Colorado Acres, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
51 ± 48
White (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 15
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 15

100%

Hispanic Population

51 people

100% of the people in Colorado Acres, TX are hispanic (51 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Colorado Acres, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

13.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

20.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

As of 2024, 13.7% of Colorado Acres, TX residents (7 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Colorado Acres, TX was 20.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Colorado Acres, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

People in Colorado Acres, TX have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Colorado Acres, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$162,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$52,023

$24

Median Property Taxes

±$52

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Colorado Acres, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Colorado Acres, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$16,250

Median Household Income

± $14,059

Number of Households

± 58

In 2017, the median household income of the 24 households in Colorado Acres, TX declined from $16,250 from the previous year's value of $17,222.

The following chart displays the households in Colorado Acres, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Colorado Acres, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Colorado Acres, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Colorado Acres, TX have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Colorado Acres, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Colorado Acres, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

5 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Colorado Acres, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Colorado Acres, TX have 5 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Colorado Acres, TX (7 out of 51 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Colorado Acres, TX is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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