Lackland AFB vs Sandy Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Lackland AFB and Sandy Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

Lackland AFB and Sandy Oaks are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lackland AFB has the higher population (6,650 vs 5,227 in Sandy Oaks). Lackland AFB has the higher median household income ($110,833 vs $51,433 in Sandy Oaks). Since 2019, Lackland AFB's population has grown faster (+18.6% vs +16.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
Population	6,650	5,227
Median age	21.1 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$110,833	$51,433
Median home value	—	$115,000
Median gross rent	$2,109	$1,309
Housing units	359	2,107
Homeownership rate	0.0%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
Population	5,606 → 6,650 (+18.6%)	4,471 → 5,227 (+16.9%)
Median household income	$81,163 → $110,833 (+36.6%)	$50,987 → $51,433 (+0.9%)
Median home value	—	$80,300 → $115,000 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $2,109 (+14.9%)	$963 → $1,309 (+35.9%)

Lackland AFB

Population

5,6066,650

Median household income

$81,163$110,833

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,109

Sandy Oaks

Population

4,4715,227

Median household income

$50,987$51,433

Median home value

$80,300$115,000

Median gross rent

$963$1,309

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
Under 5	1.2%	9.8%
5 to 17	7.5%	11.4%
18 to 24	70.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	5.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	1.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	0.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.5%
75 and over	0.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	19.2%
Black or African American	12.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	75.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
No high school diploma	2.5%	21.1%
High school graduate	7.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
Drove alone	15.7%	72.3%
Carpooled	2.6%	16.7%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	36.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.6%	9.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
1-unit, detached	36.2%	25.3%
1-unit, attached	47.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	72.8%

Poverty & households

	Lackland AFB	Sandy Oaks
Poverty rate	3.0%	14.6%
Average household size	3.93	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	11	33
Median year structure built	2000	1999