Lakeside vs Pelican Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Lakeside and Pelican Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pelican Bay has the higher population (2,271 vs 1,495 in Lakeside). Lakeside has the higher median household income ($108,214 vs $57,105 in Pelican Bay). Lakeside has the higher median home value ($320,200 vs $140,000 in Pelican Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
Population	1,495	2,271
Median age	45.5 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,214	$57,105
Median home value	$320,200	$140,000
Median gross rent	$1,609	$1,299
Housing units	596	854
Homeownership rate	92.0%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
Population	1,616 → 1,495 (-7.5%)	1,586 → 2,271 (+43.2%)
Median household income	$84,250 → $108,214 (+28.4%)	$43,359 → $57,105 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $320,200 (+81.6%)	$51,100 → $140,000 (+174.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,275 → $1,609 (+26.2%)	$861 → $1,299 (+50.9%)

Lakeside

Population

1,6161,495

Median household income

$84,250$108,214

Median home value

$176,300$320,200

Median gross rent

$1,275$1,609

Pelican Bay

Population

1,5862,271

Median household income

$43,359$57,105

Median home value

$51,100$140,000

Median gross rent

$861$1,299

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
Under 5	5.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	23.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	21.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	17.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	14.5%	8.5%
75 and over	6.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	68.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	29.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
No high school diploma	5.9%	25.6%
High school graduate	27.4%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
Drove alone	65.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	11.9%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	3.9%
Other means	3.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
1-unit, detached	99.7%	34.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	65.5%

Poverty & households

	Lakeside	Pelican Bay
Poverty rate	7.1%	11.9%
Average household size	2.70	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1969	1997