Mila Doce, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

7,731

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

22.6

9.18% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

32%

0.657% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$50,921

9.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$67,700

6.75% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Mila Doce, TX is home to a population of 7.73k people, from which 79.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.3% of Mila Doce, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.88k people).

In 2024, there were 1.58 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (4.32k people) in Mila Doce, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.73k White (Hispanic) and 551 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.3%

2024 Citizenship

78.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.3% of Mila Doce, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mila Doce, TX was 78.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mila Doce, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.32k ± 1.16k
White (Hispanic)
2.73k ± 1.24k
Other (Hispanic)
551 ± 378

99.1%

Hispanic Population

7.66k people

99.1% of the people in Mila Doce, TX are hispanic (7.66k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mila Doce, 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

24.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.88k people

24.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.03k people

As of 2024, 24.3% of Mila Doce, TX residents (1.88k 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 Mila Doce, TX was 24.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
60 ± 78
Gulf War (2001-)
13 ± 36
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 29

Mila Doce, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mila Doce, TX employs 2.97k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mila Doce, TX were Retail Trade (642 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (472 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (396 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($133,452), Public Administration ($78,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,939).

Employment

Occupations

2.97k

2024 Value

± 580

4.18%

1 Year growth

± 26.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mila Doce, TX grew at a rate of 4.18%, from 2.85k employees to 2.97k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mila Doce, TX, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (445 people), Sales & Related Occupations (428 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (279 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mila Doce, 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

2.97k

2024 Value

± 580

4.18%

1 Year growth

± 26.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mila Doce, TX grew at a rate of 4.18%, from 2.85k employees to 2.97k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mila Doce, TX, are Retail Trade (642 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (472 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (396 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mila Doce, TX, though some of these residents may live in Mila Doce, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$24,883

Median earning men ± $3,937

$16,875

Median earning women ± $3,397

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,939), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,066), and Manufacturing ($30,288).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($32,653), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,878), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,286).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mila Doce, TX was $67,700 in 2024, which is 0.203 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $72,600 to $67,700, a 6.75% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mila Doce, TX is 81.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mila Doce, TX have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mila Doce, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$67,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,593

$1,320

Median Property Taxes

±$310

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

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

Rent vs Own

81.1%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.1% of the housing units in Mila Doce, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mila Doce, 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.

$50,921

Median Household Income

± $14,165

1.63k

Number of Households

± 361

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.63k households in Mila Doce, TX grew to $50,921 from the previous year's value of $46,544.

The following chart displays the households in Mila Doce, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mila Doce, 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 (72.3%)
Worked At Home (12.9%)
Carpooled (9.48%)

In 2024, 72.3% of workers in Mila Doce, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.48%).

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

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mila Doce, TX have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Mila Doce, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mila Doce, TX (2.47k out of 7.73k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mila Doce, 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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