Laguna Vista vs Primera

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

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

Primera has the higher population (5,282 vs 3,605 in Laguna Vista). Primera has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $63,191 in Laguna Vista). Laguna Vista has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $147,200 in Primera).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Vista	Primera
Population	3,605	5,282
Median age	58.3 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,191	$77,500
Median home value	$267,500	$147,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,113
Housing units	1,950	1,805
Homeownership rate	87.3%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Vista	Primera
Population	3,157 → 3,605 (+14.2%)	4,872 → 5,282 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $63,191 (+19.7%)	$46,636 → $77,500 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$180,700 → $267,500 (+48.0%)	$89,300 → $147,200 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $868 (-5.2%)	$754 → $1,113 (+47.6%)

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

Primera

Population

4,8725,282

Median household income

$46,636$77,500

Median home value

$89,300$147,200

Median gross rent

$754$1,113

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Vista	Primera
Under 5	5.7%	8.9%
5 to 17	7.7%	22.7%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	8.1%	14.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	4.9%
75 and over	20.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Vista	Primera
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	14.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
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%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Vista	Primera
No high school diploma	8.2%	23.7%
High school graduate	27.1%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Vista	Primera
Drove alone	70.1%	87.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	3.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Vista	Primera
1-unit, detached	62.6%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	8.1%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Vista	Primera
Poverty rate	18.6%	17.0%
Average household size	2.15	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	2001	2001