El Lago

Population: 3,016
Median household income: $104,375
Median home value: $303,700

El Lago is a community in Harris County, Texas, home to 3,016 residents. Its median household income of $104,375 runs above the Harris County figure of $73,104.

Between 2019 and 2023, El Lago's population grew 11.3% from 2,710 to 3,016, while its median home value rose 32.4% from $229,300 to $303,700.

The median gross rent is $1,642. 51.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,016
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $104,375
Median home value: $303,700
Median gross rent: $1,642
Housing units: 1,239
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7103,016

Median household income

$90,357$104,375

Median home value

$229,300$303,700

Median gross rent

$1,396$1,642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,710	$90,357	$229,300	$1,396
2020	2,805	$85,143	$242,300	$1,384
2021	3,060	$95,417	$261,700	$1,607
2022	3,039	$99,375	$297,400	$1,362
2023	3,016	$104,375	$303,700	$1,642

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	106	3.5%
5 to 17	584	19.4%
18 to 24	186	6.2%
25 to 34	186	6.2%
35 to 44	546	18.1%
45 to 54	452	15.0%
55 to 64	335	11.1%
65 to 74	365	12.1%
75 and over	256	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,364	78.4%
Black or African American	120	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.8%
Asian	258	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.3%
Two or more races	47	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	196	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate12.3%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree36.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	3.6%
High school graduate	263	12.3%
Some college or associate's	697	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	789	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	313	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,151	78.1%
Carpooled	90	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	184	12.5%
Other means	38	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	5.7%
15 to 29 min	537	41.7%
30 to 44 min	338	26.2%
45 to 59 min	154	11.9%
60+ min	186	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 4.0% (121 of 3,016)

	Count	Share
Family households	849	69.8%
Nonfamily households	368	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,217	98.2%
Vacant	22	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,088	89.4%
Renter-occupied	129	10.6%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	989	79.8%
1-unit, attached	20	1.6%
2 to 4 units	46	3.7%
5 to 19 units	19	1.5%
20 or more units	165	13.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4823164
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 29.5715, -95.0452