Callender Lake vs Myrtle Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Callender Lake and Myrtle Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Callender Lake and Myrtle Springs are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Callender Lake has the higher population (926 vs 717 in Myrtle Springs). Myrtle Springs has the higher median home value ($319,700 vs $152,700 in Callender Lake). Since 2019, Myrtle Springs's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -9.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
Population	926	717
Median age	51.6 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,250	—
Median home value	$152,700	$319,700
Housing units	801	384
Homeownership rate	75.1%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
Population	1,023 → 926 (-9.5%)	563 → 717 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$51,353 → $43,250 (-15.8%)	$52,708 → $41,170 (-21.9%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $152,700 (+36.1%)	$212,500 → $319,700 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $927 (+35.9%)	$711 → $868 (+22.1%)

Callender Lake

Population

1,023926

Median household income

$51,353$43,250

Median home value

$112,200$152,700

Median gross rent

$682$927

Myrtle Springs

Population

563717

Median household income

$52,708$41,170

Median home value

$212,500$319,700

Median gross rent

$711$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	26.8%
18 to 24	19.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	4.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	7.6%	17.7%
55 to 64	20.8%	5.7%
65 to 74	15.4%	6.6%
75 and over	10.9%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	26.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
No high school diploma	2.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	40.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
Drove alone	70.2%	92.7%
Carpooled	22.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
1-unit, detached	71.2%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Callender Lake	Myrtle Springs
Poverty rate	6.7%	12.8%
Average household size	1.93	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	40	17
Median year structure built	1995	1995