Arcola vs Weston Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Arcola and Weston Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcola and Weston Lakes are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Weston Lakes has the higher population (4,045 vs 2,050 in Arcola). Weston Lakes has the higher median household income ($143,940 vs $73,778 in Arcola). Weston Lakes has the higher median home value ($631,600 vs $182,700 in Arcola).

Population, income & housing

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
Population	2,050	4,045
Median age	29.7 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,778	$143,940
Median home value	$182,700	$631,600
Median gross rent	$1,117	—
Housing units	788	1,386
Homeownership rate	66.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	53.3%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
Population	2,441 → 2,050 (-16.0%)	3,670 → 4,045 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$54,750 → $73,778 (+34.8%)	$165,299 → $143,940 (-12.9%)
Median home value	$127,400 → $182,700 (+43.4%)	$454,800 → $631,600 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,117 (+12.6%)	—

Arcola

Population

2,4412,050

Median household income

$54,750$73,778

Median home value

$127,400$182,700

Median gross rent

$992$1,117

Weston Lakes

Population

3,6704,045

Median household income

$165,299$143,940

Median home value

$454,800$631,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
Under 5	6.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	26.0%	24.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	21.4%	5.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	6.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.4%	15.5%
75 and over	2.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	83.7%
Black or African American	16.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	76.1%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
No high school diploma	20.7%	2.0%
High school graduate	41.6%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	42.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
Drove alone	80.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	12.5%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	17.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
1-unit, detached	60.8%	98.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcola	Weston Lakes
Poverty rate	12.6%	4.0%
Average household size	3.09	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	38	42
Median year structure built	2001	2006