Laguna Heights vs South Point

A side-by-side comparison of Laguna Heights and South Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Laguna Heights and South Point are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laguna Heights has the higher population (990 vs 809 in South Point). South Point has the higher median home value ($89,300 vs $80,100 in Laguna Heights). Since 2019, South Point's population has grown faster (-51.8% vs -52.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Heights	South Point
Population	990	809
Median age	33.5 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median home value	$80,100	$89,300
Median gross rent	$483	—
Housing units	410	320
Homeownership rate	50.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Heights	South Point
Population	2,090 → 990 (-52.6%)	1,680 → 809 (-51.8%)
Median household income	$24,116 → $29,178 (+21.0%)	$37,632 → $40,703 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$38,000 → $80,100 (+110.8%)	$87,800 → $89,300 (+1.7%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $483 (-10.6%)	—

Laguna Heights

Population

2,090990

Median household income

$24,116$29,178

Median home value

$38,000$80,100

Median gross rent

$540$483

South Point

Population

1,680809

Median household income

$37,632$40,703

Median home value

$87,800$89,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Heights	South Point
Under 5	12.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	8.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	1.4%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	4.5%	19.2%
45 to 54	22.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	7.2%	24.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	13.7%
75 and over	4.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Heights	South Point
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	7.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.9%	92.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Heights	South Point
No high school diploma	54.5%	39.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	0.2%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Heights	South Point
Drove alone	91.2%	55.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	12.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	30.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Heights	South Point
1-unit, detached	57.8%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.4%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Heights	South Point
Poverty rate	19.1%	4.4%
Average household size	2.76	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	2000	1994