Lago Vista vs Steiner Ranch

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

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

Steiner Ranch has the higher population (18,683 vs 9,341 in Lago Vista). Steiner Ranch has the higher median household income ($195,181 vs $110,388 in Lago Vista). Steiner Ranch has the higher median home value ($723,500 vs $380,200 in Lago Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
Population	9,341	18,683
Median age	50.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$110,388	$195,181
Median home value	$380,200	$723,500
Median gross rent	$1,379	$1,880
Housing units	4,537	6,750
Homeownership rate	87.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.4%	74.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
Population	6,935 → 9,341 (+34.7%)	16,424 → 18,683 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$78,795 → $110,388 (+40.1%)	$173,016 → $195,181 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$237,200 → $380,200 (+60.3%)	$516,500 → $723,500 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,420 → $1,379 (-2.9%)	$1,455 → $1,880 (+29.2%)

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

Steiner Ranch

Population

16,42418,683

Median household income

$173,016$195,181

Median home value

$516,500$723,500

Median gross rent

$1,455$1,880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	26.6%
18 to 24	2.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	6.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	26.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	5.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	5.3%
75 and over	11.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	72.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
No high school diploma	4.3%	2.4%
High school graduate	16.9%	4.0%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	41.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	33.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
Drove alone	67.1%	57.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.3%	37.5%
Other means	2.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
1-unit, detached	78.6%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	15.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Lago Vista	Steiner Ranch
Poverty rate	8.5%	2.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	2003	2004