Laguna Vista vs Los Fresnos

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

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

Los Fresnos has the higher population (8,174 vs 3,605 in Laguna Vista). Los Fresnos has the higher median household income ($64,048 vs $63,191 in Laguna Vista). Laguna Vista has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $123,300 in Los Fresnos).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
Population	3,605	8,174
Median age	58.3 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,191	$64,048
Median home value	$267,500	$123,300
Median gross rent	—	$876
Housing units	1,950	2,547
Homeownership rate	87.3%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
Population	3,157 → 3,605 (+14.2%)	7,738 → 8,174 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $63,191 (+19.7%)	$45,677 → $64,048 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$180,700 → $267,500 (+48.0%)	$105,400 → $123,300 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $868 (-5.2%)	$863 → $876 (+1.5%)

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

Los Fresnos

Population

7,7388,174

Median household income

$45,677$64,048

Median home value

$105,400$123,300

Median gross rent

$863$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
Under 5	5.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	7.7%	29.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	6.4%
35 to 44	8.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	16.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	16.6%	4.3%
75 and over	20.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	11.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
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%	88.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
No high school diploma	8.2%	25.8%
High school graduate	27.1%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
Drove alone	70.1%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.8%	16.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
1-unit, detached	62.6%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	5.7%
20 or more units	7.1%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Vista	Los Fresnos
Poverty rate	18.6%	33.1%
Average household size	2.15	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	2001	1999