COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rice vs Ennis
PLACE A
Rice, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Ennis, Texas
Rice is 95% smaller than Ennis. Ennis earns more, with a median household income $9,116 higher. Rice has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs 9%).
RICEENNISDIFFERENCE
Total population1,28625,694−95% vs Ennis
Population density481789−307
Population growth30.3%8.9%+21.4 pts
Median age26.234.4−8.2
Male43.0%50.2%−7.2 pts
Female57.0%49.8%+7.2 pts
Foreign-born7.3%14.2%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.3%42.6%−6.4 pts
Black14.5%9.3%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%45.6%−5.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other8.6%2.5%+6.1 pts
Median household income$65,958$75,074−$9,116
Per capita income$25,489$33,059−$7,570
Poverty rate16.2%10.9%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.398Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%20.7%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree4.4%5.4%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%2.9%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation72.2%69.0%+3.2 pts
Median home value$79,500$260,100−$180,600
Median gross rent$1,513$1,362+$151
Owner-occupied84.5%63.1%+21.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%7.7%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households10.9%45.4%−34.5 pts
Average commute26.927.6−0.7
Worked from home4.1%8.6%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.4%17.2%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025