Sandy Oaks vs Terrell Hills

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

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

Sandy Oaks has the higher population (5,227 vs 5,050 in Terrell Hills). Terrell Hills has the higher median household income ($217,800 vs $51,433 in Sandy Oaks). Terrell Hills has the higher median home value ($762,200 vs $115,000 in Sandy Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
Population	5,227	5,050
Median age	43.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,433	$217,800
Median home value	$115,000	$762,200
Median gross rent	$1,309	$1,154
Housing units	2,107	1,935
Homeownership rate	92.1%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	77.3%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
Population	4,471 → 5,227 (+16.9%)	5,371 → 5,050 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$50,987 → $51,433 (+0.9%)	$181,979 → $217,800 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$80,300 → $115,000 (+43.2%)	$617,200 → $762,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,309 (+35.9%)	$1,887 → $1,154 (-38.8%)

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

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)

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
Under 5	9.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	6.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.2%	16.1%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	14.5%	10.2%
75 and over	3.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	19.2%	69.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	75.3%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
No high school diploma	21.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	28.9%	1.4%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	37.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
Drove alone	72.3%	69.4%
Carpooled	16.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	16.7%
Other means	1.5%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
1-unit, detached	25.3%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	72.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sandy Oaks	Terrell Hills
Poverty rate	14.6%	6.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1999	1957