El Rancho Vela, Texas Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids El Rancho Vela, Texas
CDP
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Starr
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
• Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)
Population (2010)
• Total	274
• Density	2,700/sq mi (1,100/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78582

El Rancho Vela is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 274.

Geography

El Rancho Vela is located at 26°24′14″N 98°46′9″W / 26.40389°N 98.76917°W / 26.40389; -98.76917 (26.403815, -98.769016).

El Rancho Vela first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

**El Rancho Vela CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.39%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	274	253	100.00%	99.61%
Total	274	254	100.00%	100.00%

The CDP is within the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District).