San Elizario, Texas

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 3,239 homes here.

9–15

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

10,138

people, the 254th-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

85.3%

of 945 jobs located in San Elizario are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 73% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$917

a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,348 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in El Paso County.
- $796 Tract 103.44
- $2,144 Tract 103.69
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$838–$1,257

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $917 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

47% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 47% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 3,239 homes here.

9–15

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 61% less than Texas's.

$110,400

median home value in San Elizario.
- $110,400 San Elizario
- $283,800 Texas
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

San Elizario, Texas

San Elizario,
Texas.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 73% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

47% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 3,239 homes here.

A median home costs 61% less than Texas's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 73% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

47% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 3,239 homes here.

A median home costs 61% less than Texas's.

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