Lorena vs West

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

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

West has the higher population (2,571 vs 1,506 in Lorena). Lorena has the higher median household income ($87,337 vs $52,292 in West). Lorena has the higher median home value ($263,600 vs $164,700 in West).

Population, income & housing

	Lorena	West
Population	1,506	2,571
Median age	36.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,337	$52,292
Median home value	$263,600	$164,700
Median gross rent	$1,352	$929
Housing units	599	971
Homeownership rate	77.1%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorena	West
Population	1,995 → 1,506 (-24.5%)	2,860 → 2,571 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $87,337 (+10.9%)	$47,174 → $52,292 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $263,600 (+62.8%)	$104,600 → $164,700 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,352 (+62.5%)	$895 → $929 (+3.8%)

Lorena

Population

1,9951,506

Median household income

$78,750$87,337

Median home value

$161,900$263,600

Median gross rent

$832$1,352

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)

	Lorena	West
Under 5	5.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	25.6%	18.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	5.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.7%
75 and over	8.5%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorena	West
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	67.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	25.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorena	West
No high school diploma	2.0%	18.0%
High school graduate	19.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorena	West
Drove alone	84.7%	77.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorena	West
1-unit, detached	82.0%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Lorena	West
Poverty rate	3.4%	14.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1983	1959