Eagle Lake

Population: 3,464
Median household income: $71,684
Median home value: $110,700

Eagle Lake, a community in Colorado County, Texas, has 3,464 residents. Its median household income of $71,684 runs above the Colorado County figure of $68,554.

From 2019 to 2023, Eagle Lake's population declined 7.4% from 3,739 to 3,464, while its median home value rose 74.1% from $63,600 to $110,700.

17.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,464
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,684
Median home value: $110,700
Median gross rent: $1,106
Housing units: 1,312
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7393,464

Median household income

$44,500$71,684

Median home value

$63,600$110,700

Median gross rent

$758$1,106

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,739	$44,500	$63,600	$758
2020	3,742	$43,558	$59,700	$754
2021	3,487	$43,689	$57,400	$834
2022	3,443	$50,526	$65,200	$1,024
2023	3,464	$71,684	$110,700	$1,106

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	227	6.6%
5 to 17	673	19.4%
18 to 24	503	14.5%
25 to 34	425	12.3%
35 to 44	269	7.8%
45 to 54	387	11.2%
55 to 64	427	12.3%
65 to 74	369	10.7%
75 and over	184	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	720	20.8%
Black or African American	545	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,186	63.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	319	15.5%
High school graduate	713	34.6%
Some college or associate's	677	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	275	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	77	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,156	78.6%
Carpooled	210	14.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	5.8%
Other means	12	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	519	37.4%
15 to 29 min	272	19.6%
30 to 44 min	260	18.8%
45 to 59 min	80	5.8%
60+ min	255	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 11.2% (383 of 3,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	768	73.8%
Nonfamily households	272	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,040	79.3%
Vacant	272	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	882	84.8%
Renter-occupied	158	15.2%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,053	80.3%
1-unit, attached	45	3.4%
2 to 4 units	72	5.5%
5 to 19 units	9	0.7%
20 or more units	18	1.4%
Mobile home & other	115	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4821844
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.5873, -96.3286