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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-SAN-PATRICIO-TX · San Patricio, TX 417 pop · income 18th 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 San Patricio
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest San Patricio on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Big Wells · lowest
29,135
Big Wells · lowest
29,135 median HH income
32.2% of the leader · rank #1
San Patricio · this city
48,750
San Patricio · this city
48,750 median HH income
53.9% of the leader · rank #2
Lakeview · near
48,750
Lakeview · near
48,750 median HH income
53.9% of the leader · rank #3
Providence · near
48,750
Providence · near
48,750 median HH income
53.9% of the leader · rank #4
Gambell · near
48,750
Gambell · near
48,750 median HH income
53.9% of the leader · rank #5
Ak-Chin · near
48,750
Ak-Chin · near
48,750 median HH income
53.9% of the leader · rank #6
Ranchos Penit… · highest
90,500
Ranchos Penit… · highest
90,500 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 San Patricio 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: 417.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, San Patricio places in the 18th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
18th
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: San Patricio, TX
417 people live in San Patricio, Texas - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $48,750 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 12.7%. The median resident age is 49.8 years. 13.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 44.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 3 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Low Activity).
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. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of San Patricio'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 population change to 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 San Patricio, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is San Patricio growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +70 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +18.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 3 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Which cities make useful reference points for San Patricio?
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 Hermleigh (418 residents, $49,063 income); Easton (415 residents, $30,469 income); Garwood (415 residents, $46,875 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Fulton, AL (417 residents); Tonyville, CA (417 residents); Mooreland, IN (417 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 San Patricio?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 68.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
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.
Poverty rate F
12.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$48,750
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
13.3%
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).
San Patricio profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Poverty rate: 29/100 (F) · 12.7%
Household income: 19/100 (F) · $48,750
Bachelor's+ share: 15/100 (F) · 13.3%
How does San Patricio compare to other US cities?
Where San Patricio sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income18% 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, San Patricio ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares San Patricio only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,168 of 1,520
23rd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#607 of 1,663
63rd percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,062 of 1,663
36th 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
18th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$48,750San Patricio, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context San Patricio, 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 San Patricio, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)44.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
417
Median Income
$48,750
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
49.8
Poverty Rate
12.7%
Labor force participation
44.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
13.3%
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
San Patricio's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
383 residents
2021
398 residents
2022
417 residents
2023
436 residents
2024
447 residents
2025
453 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Low Activity
Total Permits (2024)
3
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
7.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
5
5
0
$1.2M
2021
10
10
0
$2.4M
2022
8
8
0
$1.9M
2023
4
4
0
$1.1M
2024
3
3
0
$0.9M
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
68.3%
Carpool
21.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
6.3%
Other
2.9%
Based on 142 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 San Patricio. 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How San Patricio 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 BPS 2024, 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.