El CenizoTX
The town has 377 residents and lies in Texas.
Is El Cenizo a good place to live?
58% of residents live below the poverty line in El Cenizo, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than El Cenizo. El Cenizo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
377 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to El Cenizo: who provides what
El Cenizo is unincorporated, so Starr County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in El Cenizo.
For most of its workers, the job is outside El Cenizo
Half the trips to work are shorter than 39 miles. The top destinations are Rio Grande City (22%), Roma (12%) and McAllen (10%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in El Cenizo is hotter than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
Summers in El Cenizo are hot, and winters warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy El Cenizo is
Among adults in El Cenizo, 44% have obesity. The town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 14. In El Cenizo, 21% of adults have diabetes, and 44% get no exercise outside work.
| El Cenizo | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | El Cenizo | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 39.2% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in El Cenizo, with cold waves at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in El Cenizo than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about El Cenizo
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of El Cenizo; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 El Cenizo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave El Cenizo for work
Where El Cenizo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about El Cenizo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is El Cenizo, TX a good place to live?
El Cenizo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.