Lasara vs Sebastian

A side-by-side comparison of Lasara and Sebastian: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lasara has the higher population (1,208 vs 1,144 in Sebastian). Lasara has the higher median household income ($45,000 vs $24,395 in Sebastian). Lasara has the higher median home value ($58,000 vs $37,600 in Sebastian).

Population, income & housing

	Lasara	Sebastian
Population	1,208	1,144
Median age	31.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	$24,395
Median home value	$58,000	$37,600
Median gross rent	—	$369
Housing units	305	515
Homeownership rate	95.3%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lasara	Sebastian
Population	853 → 1,208 (+41.6%)	1,515 → 1,144 (-24.5%)
Median household income	$25,909 → $45,000 (+73.7%)	$28,654 → $24,395 (-14.9%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $58,000 (-13.3%)	$49,500 → $37,600 (-24.0%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $590 (-4.7%)	$319 → $369 (+15.7%)

Lasara

Population

8531,208

Median household income

$25,909$45,000

Median home value

$66,900$58,000

Median gross rent

$619$590

Sebastian

Population

1,5151,144

Median household income

$28,654$24,395

Median home value

$49,500$37,600

Median gross rent

$319$369

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lasara	Sebastian
Under 5	5.1%	1.1%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.2%
18 to 24	17.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.4%
45 to 54	17.2%	6.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.8%
65 to 74	4.7%	16.4%
75 and over	5.9%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lasara	Sebastian
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	98.8%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lasara	Sebastian
No high school diploma	41.1%	49.1%
High school graduate	27.0%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lasara	Sebastian
Drove alone	76.4%	80.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.6%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lasara	Sebastian
1-unit, detached	83.3%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Lasara	Sebastian
Poverty rate	16.0%	31.6%
Average household size	4.39	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	38
Median year structure built	1992	1985