Hudson Bend vs West Lake Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson Bend and West Lake Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Hudson Bend and West Lake Hills are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hudson Bend has the higher population (3,902 vs 3,315 in West Lake Hills). West Lake Hills has the higher median household income ($211,471 vs $93,086 in Hudson Bend). West Lake Hills has the higher median home value ($1,647,400 vs $676,000 in Hudson Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
Population	3,902	3,315
Median age	52.8 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$93,086	$211,471
Median home value	$676,000	$1,647,400
Median gross rent	$1,651	$3,501
Housing units	2,158	1,344
Homeownership rate	67.3%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.1%	80.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
Population	2,208 → 3,902 (+76.7%)	3,311 → 3,315 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$122,426 → $93,086 (-24.0%)	$187,569 → $211,471 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$521,600 → $676,000 (+29.6%)	$1,001,800 → $1,647,400 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,863 → $1,651 (-11.4%)	$1,433 → $3,501 (+144.3%)

Hudson Bend

Population

2,2083,902

Median household income

$122,426$93,086

Median home value

$521,600$676,000

Median gross rent

$1,863$1,651

West Lake Hills

Population

3,3113,315

Median household income

$187,569$211,471

Median home value

$1,001,800$1,647,400

Median gross rent

$1,433$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
Under 5	0.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	9.3%	24.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	1.9%
35 to 44	5.7%	7.7%
45 to 54	21.7%	16.6%
55 to 64	20.2%	21.6%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.8%
75 and over	9.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	9.8%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
No high school diploma	9.5%	0.4%
High school graduate	12.4%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.3%	47.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
Drove alone	55.2%	51.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.7%	38.6%
Other means	0.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
1-unit, detached	59.5%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	16.5%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Hudson Bend	West Lake Hills
Poverty rate	4.9%	8.4%
Average household size	1.99	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1998	1988