Emerald Bay vs New Chapel Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Emerald Bay and New Chapel Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerald Bay and New Chapel Hill are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emerald Bay has the higher population (1,074 vs 772 in New Chapel Hill). Emerald Bay has the higher median household income ($120,139 vs $60,455 in New Chapel Hill). Emerald Bay has the higher median home value ($279,200 vs $175,000 in New Chapel Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
Population	1,074	772
Median age	69.6 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$120,139	$60,455
Median home value	$279,200	$175,000
Median gross rent	—	$975
Housing units	498	328
Homeownership rate	100.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
Population	1,255 → 1,074 (-14.4%)	759 → 772 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$71,333 → $120,139 (+68.4%)	$55,625 → $60,455 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $279,200 (+14.8%)	$146,400 → $175,000 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $975 (+14.7%)

Emerald Bay

Population

1,2551,074

Median household income

$71,333$120,139

Median home value

$243,200$279,200

New Chapel Hill

Population

759772

Median household income

$55,625$60,455

Median home value

$146,400$175,000

Median gross rent

$850$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
Under 5	4.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	9.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	8.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	2.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	0.8%	16.7%
55 to 64	6.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	33.5%	19.2%
75 and over	34.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	72.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	9.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
Drove alone	67.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.0%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
1-unit, detached	72.7%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	18.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	29.3%

Poverty & households

	Emerald Bay	New Chapel Hill
Poverty rate	1.8%	13.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1985	1989