La Esperanza, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

347

2024 Median Age

22.5

2.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

98.6%

5.96% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$22,121

0.669% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$94,300

0.737% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

44.2% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

La Esperanza, TX is home to a population of 347 people, from which 75.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.8% of La Esperanza, TX residents were born outside of the country (86 people).

In 2024, there were 1.71 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (219 people) in La Esperanza, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 128 White (Hispanic) and 0 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

75.2%

2024 Citizenship

73.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 75.2% of La Esperanza, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Esperanza, TX was 73.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Esperanza, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
219 ± 262
White (Hispanic)
128 ± 195
White (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 15

100%

Hispanic Population

347 people

100% of the people in La Esperanza, TX are hispanic (347 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Esperanza, 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

24.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

86 people

28.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

115 people

As of 2024, 24.8% of La Esperanza, TX residents (86 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 La Esperanza, TX was 28.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Esperanza, TX was $94,300 in 2020, which is 0.283 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $95,000 to $94,300, a 0.737% decrease. The homeownership rate in La Esperanza, TX is 37.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$94,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$86,933

$21

Median Property Taxes

±$59

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 La Esperanza, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Esperanza, 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.

$22,121

Median Household Income

± $11,725

Number of Households

± 82

In 2024, the median household income of the 56 households in La Esperanza, TX declined from $22,121 from the previous year's value of $22,270.

The following chart displays the households in La Esperanza, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Esperanza, 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 (96.2%)
Carpooled (3.77%)

In 2024, 96.2% of workers in La Esperanza, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.77%) 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.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Esperanza, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Esperanza, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

98.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Esperanza, TX (342 out of 347 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Esperanza, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More 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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