Las Palmas II, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

808

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.9

13% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

32.1%

1.67% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$45,893

1.54% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$147,300

Population & Diversity

Las Palmas II, TX is home to a population of 808 people, from which 95.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.7% of Las Palmas II, TX residents were born outside of the country (159 people).

In 2024, there were 2.7 times more White (Hispanic) residents (429 people) in Las Palmas II, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 159 Other (Hispanic) and 150 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Las Palmas II, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Las Palmas II, TX was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Las Palmas II, TX

White (Hispanic)
429 ± 400
Other (Hispanic)
159 ± 98
Other (Non-Hispanic)
150 ± 178

80%

Hispanic Population

646 people

80% of the people in Las Palmas II, TX are hispanic (646 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Las Palmas II, 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

19.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

159 people

19.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

148 people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Las Palmas II, TX residents (159 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 Las Palmas II, TX was 19.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Housing & Living

People in Las Palmas II, TX have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Las Palmas II, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$147,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,612

$153

Median Property Taxes

±$119

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

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Las Palmas II, 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.

$45,893

Median Household Income

± $37,307

327

Number of Households

± 170

In 2024, the median household income of the 327 households in Las Palmas II, TX declined from $45,893 from the previous year's value of $46,611.

The following chart displays the households in Las Palmas II, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Las Palmas II, 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 (81.4%)
Worked At Home (18.6%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Las Palmas II, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.6%) and those who carpooled 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

17.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Las Palmas II, TX have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Las Palmas II, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Las Palmas II, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Las Palmas II, TX have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Las Palmas II, TX (259 out of 808 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Las Palmas II, TX is Other, followed by Hispanic 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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