Driscoll vs La Paloma-Lost Creek

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

Driscoll 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.

Driscoll has the higher population (694 vs 541 in La Paloma-Lost Creek). Driscoll has the higher median household income ($36,638 vs $2,499 in La Paloma-Lost Creek). La Paloma-Lost Creek has the higher median home value ($262,700 vs $95,000 in Driscoll).

Population, income & housing

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Population	694	541
Median age	25.1 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,638	$2,499
Median home value	$95,000	$262,700
Median gross rent	$1,073	—
Housing units	248	266
Homeownership rate	41.4%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Population	631 → 694 (+10.0%)	613 → 541 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$33,438 → $36,638 (+9.6%)	$87,500 → $2,499 (-97.1%)
Median home value	$40,000 → $95,000 (+137.5%)	$75,300 → $262,700 (+248.9%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,073 (+28.3%)	$725 → $921 (+27.0%)

Driscoll

Population

631694

Median household income

$33,438$36,638

Median home value

$40,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$836$1,073

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)

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	32.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	35.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	5.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	28.5%
55 to 64	9.1%	3.9%
65 to 74	1.6%	4.3%
75 and over	6.9%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	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	94.5%	92.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
No high school diploma	17.7%	13.8%
High school graduate	66.6%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Drove alone	52.4%	95.8%
Carpooled	23.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.3%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
1-unit, detached	73.4%	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	26.6%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Driscoll	La Paloma-Lost Creek
Poverty rate	36.5%	40.4%
Average household size	3.73	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1983	1994