Census place 4840984

Lakeway

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Lakeway city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Lakeway.

According to the 2025 estimate, Lakeway has a population of 19,027 and 1,478 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median home value is $841,300, above the comparison median of $256,600; median household income is $190,060, above the comparison median of $73,005; and median gross rent is $2,981, above the comparison median of $1,360. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$841,300
Above the comparison median of $256,600
median household income
$190,060
Above the comparison median of $73,005
median gross rent
$2,981
Above the comparison median of $1,360

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Lakeway's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
19,027
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.9%
Population estimate
Density
1,478/sq mi
12.9 sq mi land area
Median age
49.8 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$190,060
Median home value
$841,300
Median gross rent
$2,981
Bachelor’s degree or higher
74%
Typical commute
28.8 min
Drive-alone commute
43.1%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
2.7%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
13.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48.3%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
54.8%
Unemployed residents 16+
2%
Working from home
50.2%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
99%
Homes built 2020+
5.4%
Households without a vehicle
0.9%
Households with children
34%
Residents with a disability
9.2%
Residents without insurance
2.7%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Travis County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
27
Fire declarations
9
Hurricane declarations
8
Flood declarations
4

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: AUSTIN-CAMP MABRY (14 mi from place center)
Average high
80.5°F
Average low
59.4°F
Annual rainfall
36.3"
Annual snowfall
0.2"

Month by month

A year in Lakeway.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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