Laguna Vista vs Laureles

A side-by-side comparison of Laguna Vista and Laureles: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laguna Vista has the higher population (3,605 vs 3,505 in Laureles). Laguna Vista has the higher median household income ($63,191 vs $45,640 in Laureles). Laguna Vista has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $140,800 in Laureles).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
Population	3,605	3,505
Median age	58.3 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,191	$45,640
Median home value	$267,500	$140,800
Median gross rent	—	$794
Housing units	1,950	1,162
Homeownership rate	87.3%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
Population	3,157 → 3,605 (+14.2%)	4,529 → 3,505 (-22.6%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $63,191 (+19.7%)	$30,466 → $45,640 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$180,700 → $267,500 (+48.0%)	$57,300 → $140,800 (+145.7%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $868 (-5.2%)	$660 → $794 (+20.3%)

Laguna Vista

Population

3,1573,605

Median household income

$52,813$63,191

Median home value

$180,700$267,500

Median gross rent

$916$868

Laureles

Population

4,5293,505

Median household income

$30,466$45,640

Median home value

$57,300$140,800

Median gross rent

$660$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
Under 5	5.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	7.7%	28.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	17.7%
45 to 54	8.8%	8.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	9.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	5.8%
75 and over	20.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	0.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.9%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.5%	97.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
No high school diploma	8.2%	45.6%
High school graduate	27.1%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	0.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
Drove alone	70.1%	79.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
1-unit, detached	62.6%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Vista	Laureles
Poverty rate	18.6%	27.2%
Average household size	2.15	3.86
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	2001	1995