Housing data for Rancho Alegre, TX
Rancho Alegre, TX has an estimated 1,337 residents and 505 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Jim Wells County.
11.3% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,337 (±618)
- Housing units
- 505 (±217)
- Households that rent
- 11.3%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +9.3%
What stands out in Rancho Alegre
Median real estate taxes: $508 (±$290) in Rancho Alegre, lower than in Jim Wells County ($1,426).
Median home value: $51,100 (±$49,488) in Rancho Alegre, lower than in Jim Wells County ($123,600).
Households that rent: 11.3% (±18.0 points) in Rancho Alegre, lower than in Jim Wells County (31.5%).
Average commute: 17.2 minutes (±6.6) in Rancho Alegre, lower than in Jim Wells County (24.3 minutes).
Housing in Rancho Alegre at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 11.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $49,202 median household income
- Home values: $51,100 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,320 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $508 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 50.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 69.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 78.3% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 17.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +9.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Rancho Alegre against Jim Wells County, its state and the nation
| Rancho Alegre | Jim Wells County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,337 (±618) | 38,850 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 505 (±217) | 16,229 (±71) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 11.3% (±18.0 points) | 31.5% (±3.6 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $938 (±$94) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $49,202 (±$2,607) | $51,896 (±$6,825) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $51,100 (±$49,488) | $123,600 (±$22,797) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $508 (±$290) | $1,426 (±$234) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 69.1% (±37.6 points) | 48.4% (±4.7 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 17.2 minutes (±6.6) | 24.3 minutes (±1.4) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 61.3% (±22.6 points) | 75.5% (±3.9 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.6 years (±31.8) | 35.7 years (±0.5) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Rancho Alegre covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 1,046 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Rancho Alegre has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,223 (±498) | 1,337 (±618) | +9.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 462 (±132) | 505 (±217) | +9.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $22,200 (±$17,932) | $51,100 (±$49,488) | +130.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $954 (±$572) | $1,320 (±$975) | +38.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 31.2% (±23.8 points) | 11.3% (±18.0 points) | −19.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 25.5% (±37.0 points) | 0.0% (±56.1 points) | −25.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Jim Wells County
Rancho Alegre has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Jim Wells County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Jim Wells County recorded 398 violent and 1,467 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Rancho Alegre
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice | 2.5 mi | $934 | $131,100 | 42.5% |
| Ben Bolt | 5.1 mi | $873 | $100,000 | 24.2% |
| San Diego | 8.5 mi | $1,096 | $85,600 | 28.5% |
| Agua Dulce | 12 mi | — | $85,000 | 8.6% |
| Orange Grove | 18 mi | $686 | $123,300 | 39.1% |
| Benavides | 21 mi | $867 | $70,600 | 45.0% |
| Bishop | 22 mi | $952 | $111,800 | 20.0% |
| Kingsville | 22 mi | $1,037 | $149,400 | 55.8% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Rancho Alegre, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $768 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,325 | $1,461 |
HUD income limits for Rancho Alegre, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,900 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,500 | $53,600 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,700 | $60,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,850 | $66,950 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,200 | $72,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,900 | $83,050 |
| 8 people | $55,250 | $55,250 | $88,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Jim Wells County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $64,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Rancho Alegre is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Rancho Alegre
What is the median household income in Rancho Alegre?
The median household income in Rancho Alegre is $49,202 (±$2,607) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Rancho Alegre?
Rancho Alegre, TX has an estimated 505 (±217) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Rancho Alegre?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Rancho Alegre, used by 78.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Rancho Alegre?
Workers who live in Rancho Alegre, TX take an average of 17.2 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Rancho Alegre growing?
Rancho Alegre, TX had an estimated 1,337 residents in 2020–2024 and 1,223 in 2015–2019, a change of +9.3%: not a measurable change by the Census Bureau’s test.
Is Rancho Alegre growing?
In Rancho Alegre, the number of residents went from 1,223 in 2015–2019 to 1,337 in 2020–2024 (+9.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Jim Wells County, TX
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Jim Wells County, TX
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Rancho Alegre CDP, Texas (place:60518, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .