Lago Vista vs Shady Hollow

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

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

Lago Vista has the higher population (9,341 vs 5,821 in Shady Hollow). Shady Hollow has the higher median household income ($168,477 vs $110,388 in Lago Vista). Shady Hollow has the higher median home value ($644,300 vs $380,200 in Lago Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
Population	9,341	5,821
Median age	50.6 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$110,388	$168,477
Median home value	$380,200	$644,300
Median gross rent	$1,379	—
Housing units	4,537	1,985
Homeownership rate	87.7%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.4%	65.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
Population	6,935 → 9,341 (+34.7%)	4,473 → 5,821 (+30.1%)
Median household income	$78,795 → $110,388 (+40.1%)	$130,000 → $168,477 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$237,200 → $380,200 (+60.3%)	$402,400 → $644,300 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,420 → $1,379 (-2.9%)	$2,294 → $2,184 (-4.8%)

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

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)

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
Under 5	6.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	21.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	1.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	5.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	18.2%	16.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	15.6%
75 and over	11.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	70.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
No high school diploma	4.3%	3.0%
High school graduate	16.9%	4.8%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	28.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
Drove alone	67.1%	54.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.3%	35.6%
Other means	2.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
1-unit, detached	78.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lago Vista	Shady Hollow
Poverty rate	8.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	2003	1987