Elsa, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

5,697

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

8.97% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

31.8%

69.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$42,439

23.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$81,600

9.93% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Elsa, TX is home to a population of 5.7k people, from which 90.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.4% of Elsa, TX residents were born outside of the country (821 people).

In 2024, there were 4.55 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (4.21k people) in Elsa, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 925 White (Hispanic) and 472 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.6%

2024 Citizenship

90.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.6% of Elsa, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elsa, TX was 90.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elsa, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.21k ± 745
White (Hispanic)
925 ± 666
Other (Hispanic)
472 ± 509

98.3%

Hispanic Population

5.6k people

98.3% of the people in Elsa, TX are hispanic (5.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elsa, 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

14.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

821 people

15.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

882 people

As of 2024, 14.4% of Elsa, TX residents (821 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 Elsa, TX was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

71 ± 95

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Elsa, TX.

Economy

The economy of Elsa, TX employs 2.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elsa, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (696 people), Educational Services (506 people), and Construction (398 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($42,065), Construction ($34,154), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,453).

Employment

Occupations

2.37k

2024 Value

± 589

−9.32%

1 Year decline

± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elsa, TX declined at a rate of −9.32%, from 2.62k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elsa, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (424 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (377 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (287 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elsa, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.37k

2024 Value

± 589

−9.32%

1 Year decline

± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elsa, TX declined at a rate of −9.32%, from 2.62k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elsa, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (696 people), Educational Services (506 people), and Construction (398 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elsa, TX, though some of these residents may live in Elsa, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,808

Median earning men ± $13,636

$26,202

Median earning women ± $6,563

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($34,154), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,875), and Retail Trade ($12,406).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,095) and Retail Trade ($21,492).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Elsa, TX was $81,600 in 2024, which is 0.245 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $90,600 to $81,600, a 9.93% decrease. The homeownership rate in Elsa, TX is 71.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elsa, TX have an average commute time of 12.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elsa, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$81,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,894

$1,409

Median Property Taxes

±$438

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 Elsa, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.2% of the housing units in Elsa, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Elsa, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$42,439

Median Household Income

± $15,953

1.98k

Number of Households

± 535

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.98k households in Elsa, TX declined from $42,439 from the previous year's value of $55,519.

The following chart displays the households in Elsa, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elsa, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Other (6.54%)
Carpooled (5.54%)

In 2024, 82.9% of workers in Elsa, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (6.54%) and those who carpooled to work (5.54%).

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

12.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elsa, TX have a shorter commute time (12.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Elsa, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elsa, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elsa, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elsa, TX (1.78k out of 5.59k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

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

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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