The Hills vs West Lake Hills

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

The Hills 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.

West Lake Hills has the higher population (3,315 vs 2,579 in The Hills). West Lake Hills has the higher median household income ($211,471 vs $178,194 in The Hills). West Lake Hills has the higher median home value ($1,647,400 vs $778,100 in The Hills).

Population, income & housing

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
Population	2,579	3,315
Median age	56.1 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$178,194	$211,471
Median home value	$778,100	$1,647,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,501
Housing units	1,161	1,344
Homeownership rate	96.2%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.5%	80.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
Population	2,586 → 2,579 (-0.3%)	3,311 → 3,315 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$165,179 → $178,194 (+7.9%)	$187,569 → $211,471 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$547,700 → $778,100 (+42.1%)	$1,001,800 → $1,647,400 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,984 → $3,501 (+17.3%)	$1,433 → $3,501 (+144.3%)

The Hills

Population

2,5862,579

Median household income

$165,179$178,194

Median home value

$547,700$778,100

Median gross rent

$2,984$3,501

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)

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
Under 5	4.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.0%	24.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	6.2%	1.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	16.6%
55 to 64	18.5%	21.6%
65 to 74	22.8%	10.8%
75 and over	10.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.6%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
No high school diploma	0.3%	0.4%
High school graduate	4.0%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	43.9%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	28.6%	47.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
Drove alone	56.7%	51.5%
Carpooled	0.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.3%	38.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
1-unit, detached	96.9%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	The Hills	West Lake Hills
Poverty rate	2.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1996	1988