Lacy-Lakeview vs West

A side-by-side comparison of Lacy-Lakeview and West: population, income, housing, and more.

Lacy-Lakeview and West are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lacy-Lakeview has the higher population (7,247 vs 2,571 in West). West has the higher median household income ($52,292 vs $51,301 in Lacy-Lakeview). West has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $154,300 in Lacy-Lakeview).

Population, income & housing

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
Population	7,247	2,571
Median age	34.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,301	$52,292
Median home value	$154,300	$164,700
Median gross rent	$865	$929
Housing units	3,232	971
Homeownership rate	45.8%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
Population	6,633 → 7,247 (+9.3%)	2,860 → 2,571 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$35,310 → $51,301 (+45.3%)	$47,174 → $52,292 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $154,300 (+74.0%)	$104,600 → $164,700 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $865 (+18.7%)	$895 → $929 (+3.8%)

Lacy-Lakeview

Population

6,6337,247

Median household income

$35,310$51,301

Median home value

$88,700$154,300

Median gross rent

$729$865

West

Population

2,8602,571

Median household income

$47,174$52,292

Median home value

$104,600$164,700

Median gross rent

$895$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
Under 5	8.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	18.9%
18 to 24	11.8%	10.6%
25 to 34	17.4%	10.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	5.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.0%	9.7%
75 and over	5.4%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
White (non-Hispanic)	39.8%	67.9%
Black or African American	29.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
No high school diploma	15.7%	18.0%
High school graduate	30.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
Drove alone	82.2%	77.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	10.3%
Other means	2.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
1-unit, detached	56.1%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	23.1%	0.9%
20 or more units	7.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Lacy-Lakeview	West
Poverty rate	16.2%	14.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1981	1959