Texas · Census place 23164
El Lago city, TX
Quick answer
El Lago city has 3,016 residents, ranking #576 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $104,375, the median home is worth $303,700 and median gross rent runs $1,642 a month.
- Population
- 3,016El Lago city residents
- Median household income
- $104,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $303,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,642Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Lago city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Lago city median would spend about 18.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4% of residents and 89.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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