Lago Vista is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,201 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lago Vista is the 267th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lago Vista, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lago Vista, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lago Vista’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lago Vista does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $113,457.00. Lago Vista real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Lago Vista house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Lago Vista is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lago Vista is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lago Vista who work in management occupations (23.02%), office and administrative support (11.18%), and business and financial occupations (10.61%). Also of interest is that Lago Vista has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.89% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Lago Vista is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lago Vista a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lago Vista has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lago Vista’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lago Vista has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lago Vista has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lago Vista than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lago Vista may be for you. In Lago Vista, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Lago Vista is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Lago Vista is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.78% of adults in Lago Vista have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Lago Vista in 2022 was $60,169, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $240,676 for a family of four. Lago Vista is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lago Vista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lago Vista residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lago Vista also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lago Vista include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Lago Vista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
