COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alice vs Robstown
PLACE A
Alice, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Robstown, Texas
Alice is 70% larger than Robstown. Alice earns more, with a median household income $14,240 higher. Alice has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -12%).
ALICEROBSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population17,55010,324+70% vs Robstown
Population density1,463795+668
Population growth-6.3%-11.7%+5.4 pts
Median age35.442.2−6.8
Male48.2%45.7%+2.6 pts
Female51.8%54.3%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born4.6%1.8%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.2%2.7%+10.5 pts
Black1.2%0.3%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino83.9%96.5%−12.7 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other0.7%0.4%+0.3 pts
Median household income$48,676$34,436+$14,240
Per capita income$26,601$21,384+$5,217
Poverty rate31.4%32.2%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4880.518−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%7.7%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree5.1%2.0%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%8.2%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation55.4%52.5%+2.9 pts
Median home value$131,100$103,000+$28,100
Median gross rent$934$956−$22
Owner-occupied57.5%63.8%−6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%12.3%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households56.6%51.3%+5.3 pts
Average commute23.022.7+0.3
Worked from home5.7%5.0%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured21.6%21.8%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025