Crosby vs El Lago

A side-by-side comparison of Crosby and El Lago: population, income, housing, and more.

Crosby and El Lago are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crosby has the higher population (3,038 vs 3,016 in El Lago). El Lago has the higher median household income ($104,375 vs $43,795 in Crosby). El Lago has the higher median home value ($303,700 vs $202,700 in Crosby).

Population, income & housing

	Crosby	El Lago
Population	3,038	3,016
Median age	37.2 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,795	$104,375
Median home value	$202,700	$303,700
Median gross rent	$1,097	$1,642
Housing units	1,216	1,239
Homeownership rate	66.9%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	51.5%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crosby	El Lago
Population	2,645 → 3,038 (+14.9%)	2,710 → 3,016 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$35,147 → $43,795 (+24.6%)	$90,357 → $104,375 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$138,500 → $202,700 (+46.4%)	$229,300 → $303,700 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,097 (+28.8%)	$1,396 → $1,642 (+17.6%)

Crosby

Population

2,6453,038

Median household income

$35,147$43,795

Median home value

$138,500$202,700

Median gross rent

$852$1,097

El Lago

Population

2,7103,016

Median household income

$90,357$104,375

Median home value

$229,300$303,700

Median gross rent

$1,396$1,642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crosby	El Lago
Under 5	5.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	24.3%	19.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	7.3%	6.2%
35 to 44	18.4%	18.1%
45 to 54	17.4%	15.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	12.1%
75 and over	0.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crosby	El Lago
White (non-Hispanic)	38.5%	78.4%
Black or African American	8.1%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	3.0%	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	10.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	39.8%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crosby	El Lago
No high school diploma	15.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	40.4%	12.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.1%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crosby	El Lago
Drove alone	76.3%	78.1%
Carpooled	7.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crosby	El Lago
1-unit, detached	58.9%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.6%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crosby	El Lago
Poverty rate	29.7%	4.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1985	1970