Lago Vista vs Lakeway

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

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

Lakeway has the higher population (19,130 vs 9,341 in Lago Vista). Lakeway has the higher median household income ($164,978 vs $110,388 in Lago Vista). Lakeway has the higher median home value ($695,400 vs $380,200 in Lago Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
Population	9,341	19,130
Median age	50.6 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$110,388	$164,978
Median home value	$380,200	$695,400
Median gross rent	$1,379	$3,123
Housing units	4,537	8,875
Homeownership rate	87.7%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.4%	73.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
Population	6,935 → 9,341 (+34.7%)	15,138 → 19,130 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$78,795 → $110,388 (+40.1%)	$132,899 → $164,978 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$237,200 → $380,200 (+60.3%)	$472,700 → $695,400 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,420 → $1,379 (-2.9%)	$1,851 → $3,123 (+68.7%)

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

Lakeway

Population

15,13819,130

Median household income

$132,899$164,978

Median home value

$472,700$695,400

Median gross rent

$1,851$3,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
Under 5	6.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	11.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	2.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	4.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	16.7%
55 to 64	18.2%	16.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	15.7%
75 and over	11.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	79.1%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
No high school diploma	4.3%	0.9%
High school graduate	16.9%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	47.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	25.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
Drove alone	67.1%	50.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.3%	44.4%
Other means	2.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
1-unit, detached	78.6%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Lago Vista	Lakeway
Poverty rate	8.5%	2.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	2003	2004