Population 407 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in La Paloma
Household size in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.35 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 4.41 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 4.04 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.94 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.41 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
La Paloma is a place of big households: 3.94 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 4.35 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.2 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 22.1 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 22.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 24.1 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.9 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
La Paloma is young: half of its residents are under 24.1, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward families with many children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.5% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 32.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 32.2% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 26.0% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over a quarter of households in La Paloma (26.0%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in La Paloma
Renters in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.4% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.8% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.3% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 8.1% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −7.3 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 8.1% of households in La Paloma rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 71.7% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.0% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 23.2% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.9% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in La Paloma than nationally: 6.9%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1994 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1994 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 2000 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1990 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | −5 | +8 | +6 |
La Paloma has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1990, versus 1980 nationally. Texas as a whole looks much the same.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $447 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $388 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $548 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $822 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$375 | +$639 | +$606 |
A typical rental in La Paloma costs $822 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.0% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in La Paloma
Bachelor's degrees in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 2.9% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 5.7% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.5% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in La Paloma have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 5.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.8% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 35.0% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 57.2% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 50.0% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +11.2 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About half of adults in La Paloma never finished high school, well above the national share: only 50.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in La Paloma
| Period | La Paloma | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.4% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 22.4% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in La Paloma runs well above the national rate: 15.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
La Paloma compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paloma | 3.94 | 24.1 | 26.0% | 8.1% | 6.9% | 1990 | $822 | 5.5% | 50.0% | 15.5% |
| Landrum | 3.67 | 39.0 | 20.1% | 10.6% | 3.4% | 1998 | $757 | 6.6% | 53.5% | 2.7% |
| Los Indios | 3.73 | 31.9 | 15.3% | 21.1% | 9.0% | 1992 | $910 | 8.6% | 70.8% | 3.5% |
| Villa Cavazos | 3.23 | 36.3 | 12.5% | 25.6% | 13.7% | 1992 | $1,349 | 19.3% | 65.3% | 4.7% |
| San Benito | 3.37 | 33.7 | 20.9% | 26.1% | 10.2% | 1991 | $892 | 14.0% | 66.8% | 6.5% |
| Rangerville | 3.38 | 35.7 | 13.4% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 1996 | $870 | 19.9% | 74.6% | 2.3% |
| Rancho Viejo | 2.81 | 39.6 | 15.6% | 36.7% | 16.0% | 1985 | $1,589 | 54.9% | 92.4% | 3.2% |
| Villa Nueva | 2.04 | 53.3 | 8.9% | 17.9% | 18.0% | 1993 | $854 | 12.0% | 68.7% | 0.2% |
| Laureles | 3.59 | 33.1 | 24.6% | 49.2% | 15.9% | 2002 | $802 | 24.8% | 71.8% | 5.9% |
| Olmito | 3.33 | 30.0 | 16.1% | 17.4% | 4.7% | 2011 | $1,415 | 33.6% | 83.5% | 2.0% |
| Bluetown | 4.14 | 26.4 | 30.8% | 10.6% | 14.7% | 2006 | $1,009 | 11.2% | 46.6% | 13.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up La Paloma. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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