COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluetown vs San Benito
PLACE A
Bluetown, Texas
VS
PLACE B
San Benito, Texas
Bluetown is 99% smaller than San Benito. San Benito earns more, with a median household income $10,603 higher. Bluetown has grown faster since 2000 (38% vs 3%).
BLUETOWNSAN BENITODIFFERENCE
Total population27124,980−99% vs San Benito
Population density921,581−1,488
Population growth37.9%2.5%+35.4 pts
Median age26.133.8−7.7
Male53.5%52.2%+1.3 pts
Female46.5%47.8%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born26.2%17.6%+8.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino100.0%92.9%+7.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income$33,036$43,639−$10,603
Per capita income$11,239$20,093−$8,854
Poverty rate62.7%29.7%+33.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%14.2%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree8.0%4.1%+3.9 pts
Unemployment rate29.5%7.3%+22.2 pts
Labor force participation58.1%52.4%+5.7 pts
Median home value$59,400$85,300−$25,900
Median gross rent$834$839−$5
Owner-occupied79.7%66.0%+13.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.9%10.8%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%51.9%+48.1 pts
Average commute31.317.5+13.8
Worked from home15.4%11.1%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured20.3%27.0%−6.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024