Lago Vista is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,692 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lago Vista is the 267th largest community in Texas. Lago Vista has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lago Vista, where the median household income is $108,823.00.

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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Lago Vista telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.65% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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 36.65 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Lago Vista does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Lago Vista is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.83% of adults in Lago Vista have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lago Vista in 2018 was $57,811, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $231,244 for a family of four. However, Lago Vista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 21.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lago Vista include German, Irish, English, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lago Vista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.