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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-LAS-PALMAS-II-TX · Las Palmas II, TX 770 pop · income 15th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Las Palmas II
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Las Palmas II on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Elkville · lowest
46,600
Elkville · lowest
46,600 median HH income
22.9% of the leader · rank #1
North Johns · near
46,607
North Johns · near
46,607 median HH income
22.9% of the leader · rank #2
Woodlake · near
46,607
Woodlake · near
46,607 median HH income
22.9% of the leader · rank #3
Worley · near
46,607
Worley · near
46,607 median HH income
22.9% of the leader · rank #4
Bronson · near
46,607
Bronson · near
46,607 median HH income
22.9% of the leader · rank #5
Las Palmas II · this city
46,611
Las Palmas II · this city
46,611 median HH income
22.9% of the leader · rank #6
Union Grove · highest
203,594
Union Grove · highest
203,594 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Las Palmas II on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 770.
Nationally, Las Palmas II sits in the 15th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
15th
percentile, household income
40th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
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.
Data Snapshot: Las Palmas II, TX
770 people live in Las Palmas II, Texas - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Las Palmas II households earn a median of $46,611 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 26.6%. The median resident age is 35.3 years. Educational attainment runs 2.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 70.1% 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. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Texas run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 14.4 minutes, with 82.6% driving alone and 17.4% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 49.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Las Palmas II's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Las Palmas II, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Las Palmas II?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Golinda (771 residents, $47,500 income); New Chapel Hill (772 residents, $60,455 income); Valley View (774 residents, $63,125 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Anchor Bay, CA (770 residents); Desoto Acres, FL (770 residents); Steinhatchee, FL (770 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Las Palmas II?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 82.6%. The reported mean trip to work is 14.4 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Low income · poverty 26.6% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
F
City profile score · Las Palmas II, TX
19/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$46,611
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
26.6%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
2.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Las Palmas II profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 16/100 (F) · $46,611
Poverty rate: 4/100 (F) · 26.6%
Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 2.9%
How does Las Palmas II compare to other US cities?
Here's how Las Palmas II stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income15% higher than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Las Palmas II against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Las Palmas II near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Las Palmas II ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Las Palmas II only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,220 of 1,520
20th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#164 of 1,663
90th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,546 of 1,663
7th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
15th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$46,611Las Palmas II, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Las Palmas II, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Las Palmas II, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)2.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)26.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)70.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
770
Median Income
$46,611
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
35.3
Poverty Rate
26.6%
Labor force participation
70.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
2.9%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
14.4 minutes
Drive Alone
82.6%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
17.4%
Based on 310 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Las Palmas II. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Las Palmas II is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Las Palmas II sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Las Palmas II compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
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.