Val Verde Park, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

3,139

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

10.4%

11.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,734

3.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$98,800

4.26% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

1,524

13.9% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Val Verde Park, TX is home to a population of 3.14k people, from which 92.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.1% of Val Verde Park, TX residents were born outside of the country (538 people).

In 2024, there were 1.24 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.52k people) in Val Verde Park, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k White (Hispanic) and 269 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%

2024 Citizenship

92.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.6% of Val Verde Park, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Val Verde Park, TX was 92.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Val Verde Park, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.52k ± 815
White (Hispanic)
1.22k ± 479
Other (Hispanic)
269 ± 177

95.7%

Hispanic Population

3k people

95.7% of the people in Val Verde Park, TX are hispanic (3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Val Verde Park, 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

17.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

538 people

18.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

590 people

As of 2024, 17.1% of Val Verde Park, TX residents (538 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 Val Verde Park, TX was 18.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
59 ± 65
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 19

Val Verde Park, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.38 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Val Verde Park, TX.

Economy

The economy of Val Verde Park, TX employs 1.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Val Verde Park, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (286 people), Accommodation & Food Services (236 people), and Construction (221 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,896), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($117,896), and Transportation & Warehousing ($98,350).

Employment

Occupations

1.52k

2024 Value

± 376

13.9%

1 Year growth

± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Val Verde Park, TX grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 1.34k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Val Verde Park, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (274 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (246 people), and Production Occupations (188 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Val Verde Park, 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

1.52k

2024 Value

± 376

13.9%

1 Year growth

± 32.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Val Verde Park, TX grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 1.34k employees to 1.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Val Verde Park, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (286 people), Accommodation & Food Services (236 people), and Construction (221 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Val Verde Park, TX, though some of these residents may live in Val Verde Park, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,795

Median earning men ± $33,323

$23,281

Median earning women ± $11,500

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,896), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($98,350), and Construction ($28,229).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($17,664) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($4,456).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Val Verde Park, TX was $98,800 in 2024, which is 0.297 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $103,200 to $98,800, a 4.26% decrease. The homeownership rate in Val Verde Park, TX is 69.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Val Verde Park, TX have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Val Verde Park, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$98,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,883

$701

Median Property Taxes

±$255

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 Val Verde Park, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.8%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.8% of the housing units in Val Verde Park, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Val Verde Park, 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.

$61,734

Median Household Income

± $8,125

1.01k

Number of Households

± 324

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Val Verde Park, TX grew to $61,734 from the previous year's value of $59,476.

The following chart displays the households in Val Verde Park, 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 Val Verde Park, 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 (82.3%)
Carpooled (14.1%)
Worked At Home (2.91%)

In 2024, 82.3% of workers in Val Verde Park, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.1%) and those who worked at home (2.91%).

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

17.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Val Verde Park, TX have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Val Verde Park, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Val Verde Park, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Val Verde Park, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Val Verde Park, TX (327 out of 3.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Val Verde Park, TX is Hispanic, followed by White 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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