Los Alvarez, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

245

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.2

0.142% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

87.3%

2.87% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$10,929

0.682% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$113,500

0.265% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Los Alvarez, TX is home to a population of 245 people, from which 79.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 36.3% of Los Alvarez, TX residents were born outside of the country (89 people).

In 2024, there were 23.5 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (235 people) in Los Alvarez, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10 Other (Hispanic) and 0 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.2%

2024 Citizenship

78%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.2% of Los Alvarez, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Los Alvarez, TX was 78%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Alvarez, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
235 ± 238
Other (Hispanic)
10 ± 20
White (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 15

100%

Hispanic Population

245 people

100% of the people in Los Alvarez, TX are hispanic (245 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Los Alvarez, 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

36.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

89 people

37.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

As of 2024, 36.3% of Los Alvarez, TX residents (89 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 Los Alvarez, TX was 37.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Alvarez, TX was $113,500 in 2023, which is 0.341 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $113,200 to $113,500, a 0.265% increase. The homeownership rate in Los Alvarez, TX is 68.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$113,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$2,659

$79

Median Property Taxes

±$92

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

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Los Alvarez, 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.

$10,929

Median Household Income

± $1,332

116

Number of Households

± 114

In 2024, the median household income of the 116 households in Los Alvarez, TX declined from $10,929 from the previous year's value of $11,004.

The following chart displays the households in Los Alvarez, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Alvarez, 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

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

87.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Alvarez, TX (214 out of 245 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Alvarez, 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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