Barton Creek vs The Hills

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

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

Barton Creek has the higher population (3,281 vs 2,579 in The Hills). Barton Creek has the higher median household income ($193,971 vs $178,194 in The Hills). Barton Creek has the higher median home value ($1,752,800 vs $778,100 in The Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Barton Creek	The Hills
Population	3,281	2,579
Median age	57.1 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$193,971	$178,194
Median home value	$1,752,800	$778,100
Median gross rent	$1,983	$3,501
Housing units	1,597	1,161
Homeownership rate	81.0%	96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.3%	72.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton Creek	The Hills
Population	2,930 → 3,281 (+12.0%)	2,586 → 2,579 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$160,988 → $193,971 (+20.5%)	$165,179 → $178,194 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$1,281,300 → $1,752,800 (+36.8%)	$547,700 → $778,100 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,552 → $1,983 (+27.8%)	$2,984 → $3,501 (+17.3%)

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

The Hills

Population

2,5862,579

Median household income

$165,179$178,194

Median home value

$547,700$778,100

Median gross rent

$2,984$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton Creek	The Hills
Under 5	3.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	4.1%	6.2%
35 to 44	6.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.5%	18.5%
65 to 74	22.6%	22.8%
75 and over	16.2%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton Creek	The Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton Creek	The Hills
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.3%
High school graduate	13.1%	4.0%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	43.9%
Graduate or professional degree	33.4%	28.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton Creek	The Hills
Drove alone	57.1%	56.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.9%	36.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton Creek	The Hills
1-unit, detached	74.5%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.1%
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	The Hills
Poverty rate	3.7%	2.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	2002	1996