Agua Dulce vs La Paloma-Lost Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Agua Dulce and La Paloma-Lost Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Agua Dulce and La Paloma-Lost Creek are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Paloma-Lost Creek has the higher population (541 vs 307 in Agua Dulce). Agua Dulce has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $2,499 in La Paloma-Lost Creek). La Paloma-Lost Creek has the higher median home value ($262,700 vs $72,900 in Agua Dulce).

Population, income & housing

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Population	307	541
Median age	45.8 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$2,499
Median home value	$72,900	$262,700
Housing units	154	266
Homeownership rate	86.7%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Population	871 → 307 (-64.8%)	613 → 541 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$43,375 → $48,750 (+12.4%)	$87,500 → $2,499 (-97.1%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $72,900 (-9.7%)	$75,300 → $262,700 (+248.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,078 → $1,042 (-3.3%)	$725 → $921 (+27.0%)

Agua Dulce

Population

871307

Median household income

$43,375$48,750

Median home value

$80,700$72,900

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,042

La Paloma-Lost Creek

Population

613541

Median household income

$87,500$2,499

Median home value

$75,300$262,700

Median gross rent

$725$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Under 5	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	2.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	35.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	5.2%
45 to 54	15.0%	28.5%
55 to 64	10.4%	3.9%
65 to 74	17.6%	4.3%
75 and over	8.8%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	28.3%	4.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	71.7%	92.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
No high school diploma	21.8%	13.8%
High school graduate	51.0%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	14.8%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Drove alone	81.7%	95.8%
Carpooled	11.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
1-unit, detached	90.3%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Agua Dulce	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Poverty rate	7.5%	40.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1958	1994