Barton Creek vs Shady Hollow

A side-by-side comparison of Barton Creek and Shady Hollow: population, income, housing, and more.

Barton Creek and Shady Hollow are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shady Hollow has the higher population (5,821 vs 3,281 in Barton Creek). Barton Creek has the higher median household income ($193,971 vs $168,477 in Shady Hollow). Barton Creek has the higher median home value ($1,752,800 vs $644,300 in Shady Hollow).

Population, income & housing

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
Population	3,281	5,821
Median age	57.1 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$193,971	$168,477
Median home value	$1,752,800	$644,300
Median gross rent	$1,983	—
Housing units	1,597	1,985
Homeownership rate	81.0%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.3%	65.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
Population	2,930 → 3,281 (+12.0%)	4,473 → 5,821 (+30.1%)
Median household income	$160,988 → $193,971 (+20.5%)	$130,000 → $168,477 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$1,281,300 → $1,752,800 (+36.8%)	$402,400 → $644,300 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,552 → $1,983 (+27.8%)	$2,294 → $2,184 (-4.8%)

Barton Creek

Population

2,9303,281

Median household income

$160,988$193,971

Median home value

$1,281,300$1,752,800

Median gross rent

$1,552$1,983

Shady Hollow

Population

4,4735,821

Median household income

$130,000$168,477

Median home value

$402,400$644,300

Median gross rent

$2,294$2,184

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
Under 5	3.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	21.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	1.6%
25 to 34	4.1%	5.8%
35 to 44	6.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	22.6%	15.6%
75 and over	16.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	70.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
No high school diploma	1.2%	3.0%
High school graduate	13.1%	4.8%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33.4%	28.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
Drove alone	57.1%	54.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.9%	35.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
1-unit, detached	74.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barton Creek	Shady Hollow
Poverty rate	3.7%	8.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	2002	1987