San Elizario is a city of 10,116 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 31.1. The typical home is worth $110,400, having more than doubled since 2000. 30% of people here were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 25.9%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,977, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Elizario
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate47.7% → 25.9%(−21.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population4,385 → 10,116(+131%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants82.7% → 68.0%(−14.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)15%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 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
San Elizario, decade by decade
San Elizario 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
1990
4,385
$31,520
$73,202
1.9%
2.7
2000
11,046
$36,697
$73,959
2.5%
5.2
2010
13,603
$36,052
$82,430
3.7%
3.2
2020
10,116
$48,160
$102,175
6.7%
5.9
2024
10,116
$49,977
$110,400
5.7%
5.7
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.
