With 856 people, Arroyo Colorado Estates is a city in Texas. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 49.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 38%. Households here earn about 56% less than in Texas as a whole. 79% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
79% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Arroyo Colorado Estates
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate27.6% → 49.3%(+21.7 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median age22.5 → 37.1(+14.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
White share3.4% → 0.0%(−3.4 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Arroyo Colorado Estates, decade by decade
Arroyo Colorado Estates population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
755
$40,202
$54,650
5.1%
8.3
2010
997
$35,536
$67,325
0.0%
8.0
2020
833
$64,011
$69,207
4.3%
6.2
2024
856
$34,250
–
3.2%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
