Hudson Oaks vs Western Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson Oaks and Western Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Hudson Oaks and Western Lake are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hudson Oaks has the higher population (2,484 vs 1,418 in Western Lake). Hudson Oaks has the higher median household income ($138,500 vs $34,372 in Western Lake). Since 2019, Western Lake's population has grown faster (+191.8% vs +4.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
Population	2,484	1,418
Median age	40.0 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$138,500	$34,372
Median home value	$424,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,330	—
Housing units	920	538
Homeownership rate	84.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	22.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
Population	2,383 → 2,484 (+4.2%)	486 → 1,418 (+191.8%)
Median household income	$111,157 → $138,500 (+24.6%)	$32,279 → $34,372 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$297,400 → $424,600 (+42.8%)	$42,200 → $28,200 (-33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,370 → $1,330 (-2.9%)	—

Hudson Oaks

Population

2,3832,484

Median household income

$111,157$138,500

Median home value

$297,400$424,600

Median gross rent

$1,370$1,330

Western Lake

Population

4861,418

Median household income

$32,279$34,372

Median home value

$42,200$28,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
Under 5	6.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	11.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	16.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	14.4%	14.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	26.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	1.3%
75 and over	4.3%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	17.0%
Black or African American	13.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	73.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
No high school diploma	3.2%	61.6%
High school graduate	16.9%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	4.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
Drove alone	82.1%	66.1%
Carpooled	4.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	21.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
1-unit, detached	75.8%	35.5%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	58.6%

Poverty & households

	Hudson Oaks	Western Lake
Poverty rate	2.4%	1.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	2002	1994