Spicewood is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,230 people and four associated neighborhoods, Spicewood is the 244th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Spicewood, 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 Spicewood, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Spicewood’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Spicewood does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,392.00.

Spicewood home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Spicewood real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Spicewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Spicewood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Spicewood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Spicewood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Spicewood 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. Spicewood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Spicewood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Spicewood may be for you.

In Spicewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Spicewood is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Spicewood ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Spicewood, 46.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Spicewood in 2018 was $61,799, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $247,196 for a family of four. However, Spicewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Spicewood is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Spicewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spicewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Spicewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.18% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Spicewood include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Spicewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.