Palo Blanco, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

321

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

8.9

87.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.6%

85.4% 1-year decrease

2017 Median Household Income

$33,750

14.2% 1-year growth

2017 Median Property Value

$76,300

6.27% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Palo Blanco, TX is home to a population of 321 people, from which 94.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.6% of Palo Blanco, TX residents were born outside of the country (47 people).

In 2024, there were 9.79 times more White (Hispanic) residents (274 people) in Palo Blanco, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 19 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%

2024 Citizenship

39.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of Palo Blanco, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Palo Blanco, TX was 39.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palo Blanco, TX

White (Hispanic)
274 ± 391
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
28 ± 43
Other (Hispanic)
19 ± 40

100%

Hispanic Population

321 people

100% of the people in Palo Blanco, TX are hispanic (321 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palo Blanco, 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

14.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

100%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

56 people

As of 2024, 14.6% of Palo Blanco, TX residents (47 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 Palo Blanco, TX was 100%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Palo Blanco, TX was $76,300 in 2017, which is 0.229 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $71,800 to $76,300, a 6.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Palo Blanco, TX is 34.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$76,300

Median Property Value 2017

±$40,408

$28

Median Property Taxes

±$66

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

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palo Blanco, 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.

$33,750

Median Household Income

± $23,014

Number of Households

± 97

In 2017, the median household income of the 81 households in Palo Blanco, TX grew to $33,750 from the previous year's value of $29,545.

The following chart displays the households in Palo Blanco, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palo Blanco, 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

Worked At Home (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Palo Blanco, TX worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (0%) 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.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palo Blanco, TX (47 out of 321 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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