Belterra vs Dripping Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Belterra and Dripping Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Belterra and Dripping Springs are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belterra has the higher population (7,190 vs 6,322 in Dripping Springs). Belterra has the higher median household income ($211,471 vs $106,103 in Dripping Springs). Belterra has the higher median home value ($658,400 vs $579,300 in Dripping Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
Population	7,190	6,322
Median age	36.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$211,471	$106,103
Median home value	$658,400	$579,300
Median gross rent	$2,789	$1,985
Housing units	2,137	2,605
Homeownership rate	97.6%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.5%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
Population	5,698 → 7,190 (+26.2%)	4,119 → 6,322 (+53.5%)
Median household income	$139,236 → $211,471 (+51.9%)	$80,000 → $106,103 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$451,800 → $658,400 (+45.7%)	$389,200 → $579,300 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,717 → $2,789 (+62.4%)	$1,160 → $1,985 (+71.1%)

Belterra

Population

5,6987,190

Median household income

$139,236$211,471

Median home value

$451,800$658,400

Median gross rent

$1,717$2,789

Dripping Springs

Population

4,1196,322

Median household income

$80,000$106,103

Median home value

$389,200$579,300

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
Under 5	8.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	29.0%	25.3%
18 to 24	3.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	21.3%	18.3%
45 to 54	18.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	4.8%	5.6%
65 to 74	5.0%	6.7%
75 and over	3.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	8.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
No high school diploma	0.8%	3.7%
High school graduate	6.8%	10.9%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.5%	41.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.0%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
Drove alone	56.4%	48.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.4%	37.9%
Other means	0.6%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
1-unit, detached	100.0%	50.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	23.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Belterra	Dripping Springs
Poverty rate	4.0%	2.1%
Average household size	3.36	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	2012	2013