Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is a city of 539 people in Texas. The median age is 13.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 82.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 0%. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier. 55% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Younger
median age 13.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
55% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sandy Hollow-Escondidas
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate16.5% → 82.2%(+65.7 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median age36.9 → 13.3(−23.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Hispanic share54.3% → 84.2%(+30.0 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 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 era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9 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
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, decade by decade
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas 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
433
$73,721
$93,633
6.9%
63.6
2010
296
$44,220
$64,304
0.0%
62.2
2020
342
–
$117,689
26.3%
68.5
2024
539
–
–
36.0%
33.2
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.
