Population
2,328 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Texas
City profile · Texas · Census ACS 2023
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz places in the 11th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 2,328 residents in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, a small town within Texas. The typical household in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz brings in $43,745 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 13.3%. Home values in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz run a median of $66,700, and the median resident age is 51.2 years. About 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 55.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,047 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 97.3 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).
Population
2,328 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Texas
Median Household Income
$43,745 /yr
Poverty 13.3%
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
Here's how Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Texas, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
11th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$66,700 Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Based on 1,002 workers 16 and over.
State-average estimates for Texas - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Estimates reflect Texas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Cost of living is a Texas state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz sits in
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz's 2,328 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz's $43,745 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz (this city) | 2,328 | $43,745 |
| Elmendorf | 2,326 | $57,750 |
| Willow Grove | 2,333 | $86,250 |
| Blanco | 2,336 | $67,292 |
The population of Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX stands at 2,328 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
The median household income in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz is $43,745 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz; the closest available measure is the Texas state average, a cost of living index of 97.1 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Texas vary by metro area.
Homes in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz carry a median value of $66,700, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
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