Reno vs Western Lake

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

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

Reno has the higher population (3,156 vs 1,418 in Western Lake). Reno has the higher median household income ($92,857 vs $34,372 in Western Lake). Since 2019, Western Lake's population has grown faster (+191.8% vs +6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Reno	Western Lake
Population	3,156	1,418
Median age	40.1 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,857	$34,372
Median home value	$294,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,167	—
Housing units	1,303	538
Homeownership rate	82.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	22.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reno	Western Lake
Population	2,962 → 3,156 (+6.5%)	486 → 1,418 (+191.8%)
Median household income	$60,199 → $92,857 (+54.3%)	$32,279 → $34,372 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$135,500 → $294,800 (+117.6%)	$42,200 → $28,200 (-33.2%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,167 (+38.1%)	—

Reno

Population

2,9623,156

Median household income

$60,199$92,857

Median home value

$135,500$294,800

Median gross rent

$845$1,167

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)

	Reno	Western Lake
Under 5	6.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	19.5%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	26.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	1.3%
75 and over	4.6%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reno	Western Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	17.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	73.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reno	Western Lake
No high school diploma	18.0%	61.6%
High school graduate	34.8%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	4.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reno	Western Lake
Drove alone	82.8%	66.1%
Carpooled	10.3%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	21.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reno	Western Lake
1-unit, detached	64.2%	35.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	58.6%

Poverty & households

	Reno	Western Lake
Poverty rate	7.0%	1.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	38	24
Median year structure built	1992	1994