Laredo vs Los Altos

A side-by-side comparison of Laredo and Los Altos: population, income, housing, and more.

Laredo and Los Altos are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laredo has the higher population (255,949 vs 470 in Los Altos). Laredo has the higher median household income ($63,264 vs $41,250 in Los Altos). Since 2019, Los Altos's population has grown faster (+80.1% vs -1.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Laredo	Los Altos
Population	255,949	470
Median age	29.7 yrs	16.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,264	$41,250
Median home value	$182,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,001	—
Housing units	82,410	94
Homeownership rate	63.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	24.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laredo	Los Altos
Population	259,151 → 255,949 (-1.2%)	261 → 470 (+80.1%)
Median household income	$47,593 → $63,264 (+32.9%)	$34,777 → $41,250 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$129,900 → $182,400 (+40.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$851 → $1,001 (+17.6%)	—

Laredo

Population

259,151255,949

Median household income

$47,593$63,264

Median home value

$129,900$182,400

Median gross rent

$851$1,001

Los Altos

Population

261470

Median household income

$34,777$41,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laredo	Los Altos
Under 5	8.3%	9.4%
5 to 17	23.4%	44.7%
18 to 24	11.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	20.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	6.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	6.8%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.4%
75 and over	4.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laredo	Los Altos
White (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	95.2%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laredo	Los Altos
No high school diploma	29.5%	85.2%
High school graduate	22.1%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laredo	Los Altos
Drove alone	79.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laredo	Los Altos
1-unit, detached	67.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laredo	Los Altos
Poverty rate	20.8%	67.7%
Average household size	3.32	5.00
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1996	2005