Laguna Vista vs Santa Rosa

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

Laguna Vista and Santa Rosa 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 3,111 in Santa Rosa). Laguna Vista has the higher median household income ($63,191 vs $29,803 in Santa Rosa). Laguna Vista has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $48,700 in Santa Rosa).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
Population	3,605	3,111
Median age	58.3 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,191	$29,803
Median home value	$267,500	$48,700
Median gross rent	—	$892
Housing units	1,950	1,060
Homeownership rate	87.3%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
Population	3,157 → 3,605 (+14.2%)	2,784 → 3,111 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $63,191 (+19.7%)	$26,947 → $29,803 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$180,700 → $267,500 (+48.0%)	$39,700 → $48,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $868 (-5.2%)	$635 → $892 (+40.5%)

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

Santa Rosa

Population

2,7843,111

Median household income

$26,947$29,803

Median home value

$39,700$48,700

Median gross rent

$635$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
Under 5	5.7%	8.3%
5 to 17	7.7%	25.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	14.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	8.1%	10.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	9.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	9.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	5.7%
75 and over	20.3%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	1.7%
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%	98.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
No high school diploma	8.2%	29.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
Drove alone	70.1%	84.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
1-unit, detached	62.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	7.1%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Vista	Santa Rosa
Poverty rate	18.6%	42.6%
Average household size	2.15	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	2001	1989