Hornsby Bend vs Lago Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Hornsby Bend and Lago Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Hornsby Bend and Lago Vista are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hornsby Bend has the higher population (12,021 vs 9,341 in Lago Vista). Lago Vista has the higher median household income ($110,388 vs $88,317 in Hornsby Bend). Lago Vista has the higher median home value ($380,200 vs $279,000 in Hornsby Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
Population	12,021	9,341
Median age	34.2 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,317	$110,388
Median home value	$279,000	$380,200
Median gross rent	$2,187	$1,379
Housing units	4,269	4,537
Homeownership rate	77.7%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	45.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
Population	7,694 → 12,021 (+56.2%)	6,935 → 9,341 (+34.7%)
Median household income	$61,172 → $88,317 (+44.4%)	$78,795 → $110,388 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$159,200 → $279,000 (+75.3%)	$237,200 → $380,200 (+60.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,733 → $2,187 (+26.2%)	$1,420 → $1,379 (-2.9%)

Hornsby Bend

Population

7,69412,021

Median household income

$61,172$88,317

Median home value

$159,200$279,000

Median gross rent

$1,733$2,187

Lago Vista

Population

6,9359,341

Median household income

$78,795$110,388

Median home value

$237,200$380,200

Median gross rent

$1,420$1,379

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
Under 5	8.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.1%	11.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	2.6%
25 to 34	17.9%	10.5%
35 to 44	19.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	18.2%
65 to 74	5.1%	14.0%
75 and over	1.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	20.7%	68.0%
Black or African American	7.4%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	65.6%	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
No high school diploma	20.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	15.5%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
Drove alone	66.8%	67.1%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	23.3%
Other means	0.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
1-unit, detached	94.9%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Hornsby Bend	Lago Vista
Poverty rate	16.1%	8.5%
Average household size	2.84	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	2010	2003