Lackland AFB vs Windcrest

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

Lackland AFB and Windcrest 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 5,815 in Windcrest). Lackland AFB has the higher median household income ($110,833 vs $95,329 in Windcrest). Since 2019, Lackland AFB's population has grown faster (+18.6% vs -0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
Population	6,650	5,815
Median age	21.1 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$110,833	$95,329
Median home value	—	$276,900
Median gross rent	$2,109	$1,411
Housing units	359	2,551
Homeownership rate	0.0%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
Population	5,606 → 6,650 (+18.6%)	5,851 → 5,815 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$81,163 → $110,833 (+36.6%)	$80,750 → $95,329 (+18.1%)
Median home value	—	$207,900 → $276,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $2,109 (+14.9%)	$1,077 → $1,411 (+31.0%)

Lackland AFB

Population

5,6066,650

Median household income

$81,163$110,833

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,109

Windcrest

Population

5,8515,815

Median household income

$80,750$95,329

Median home value

$207,900$276,900

Median gross rent

$1,077$1,411

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
Under 5	1.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	7.5%	7.3%
18 to 24	70.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	1.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	0.1%	8.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	21.0%
75 and over	0.0%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	46.7%
Black or African American	12.9%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.6%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	32.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
No high school diploma	2.5%	5.8%
High school graduate	7.0%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
Drove alone	15.7%	68.7%
Carpooled	2.6%	20.8%
Public transit	3.0%	0.5%
Walked	36.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.6%	9.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
1-unit, detached	36.2%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	47.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	15.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lackland AFB	Windcrest
Poverty rate	3.0%	9.2%
Average household size	3.93	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	11	25
Median year structure built	2000	1973