Lackland AFB vs Terrell Hills

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

Lackland AFB and Terrell Hills 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 5,050 in Terrell Hills). Terrell Hills has the higher median household income ($217,800 vs $110,833 in Lackland AFB). Since 2019, Lackland AFB's population has grown faster (+18.6% vs -6.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
Population	6,650	5,050
Median age	21.1 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$110,833	$217,800
Median home value	—	$762,200
Median gross rent	$2,109	$1,154
Housing units	359	1,935
Homeownership rate	0.0%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	77.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
Population	5,606 → 6,650 (+18.6%)	5,371 → 5,050 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$81,163 → $110,833 (+36.6%)	$181,979 → $217,800 (+19.7%)
Median home value	—	$617,200 → $762,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $2,109 (+14.9%)	$1,887 → $1,154 (-38.8%)

Lackland AFB

Population

5,6066,650

Median household income

$81,163$110,833

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,109

Terrell Hills

Population

5,3715,050

Median household income

$181,979$217,800

Median home value

$617,200$762,200

Median gross rent

$1,887$1,154

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
Under 5	1.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	7.5%	22.8%
18 to 24	70.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	6.9%
35 to 44	5.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	1.5%	16.1%
55 to 64	0.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.2%
75 and over	0.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	69.1%
Black or African American	12.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	4.6%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.6%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
No high school diploma	2.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	7.0%	1.4%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	37.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
Drove alone	15.7%	69.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	5.7%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	36.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.6%	16.7%
Other means	0.6%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
1-unit, detached	36.2%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	47.6%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	4.3%
20 or more units	15.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lackland AFB	Terrell Hills
Poverty rate	3.0%	6.9%
Average household size	3.93	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	11	22
Median year structure built	2000	1957