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West Lake Hills city, Texas: commercial real estate data.
West Lake Hills city is a Census city of 3,285 people across 3.59 square miles of land, in Travis County. Median household income is $198,125, 86.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.5 m.
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West Lake Hills
What West Lake Hills is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land914
- County holding the largest share of its areaTravis County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lake Hills
How many people live in West Lake Hills
- Population3,285
- Median age50.2
- Population under 18823 plus or minus 223
- Share under 1825.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over810 plus or minus 200
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households1,192
- Family households922
- Share of households that are families77.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lake Hills
Income and work in West Lake Hills
- Median household income$198,125
- Per capita income$123,619 plus or minus $28,643
- Civilian labor force1,219
- Employed1,178
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over2,270
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree47.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lake Hills
Housing in West Lake Hills
- Housing units1,353
- Occupied units1,192
- Vacant units161 plus or minus 83
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,028
- Renter occupied164 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate86.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,664,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent
- Single family units1,181
- Share single family87.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more148 plus or minus 67
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How West Lake Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute681 plus or minus 164
- Commuting under 15 minutes247 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more96 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.1 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone48.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home41.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lake Hills
SBA loans in West Lake Hills (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$6,477,500
- Average approval$323,875
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,026,700
- Largest approval$1,045,000
- Jobs supported102
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 4 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Lake Hills
SBA loans in West Lake Hills (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,375,000
- Average approval$1,125,000
- Median approval$1,062,000
- Largest approval$1,861,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Lake Hills
Flood risk in West Lake Hills
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number481030
- Currently effective map date01/22/20
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Travis County, not West Lake Hills
Travis County context, not West Lake Hills figures
These are Travis County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Lake Hills measurements.
- Establishments in Travis County42,837
- Employment at those establishments, Travis County736,608
- Covered employment, Travis County903,333
- Average annual pay, Travis County$96,267
- Average weekly wage, Travis County$1,851
- Housing units permitted, Travis County16,990
- Of those, single family, Travis County4,559
- County product, 2024, Travis County$202,653,490,000
- County product change over the prior year, Travis County5.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Travis County$134,800
Every figure in this section is published for Travis County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Lake Hills. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Lake Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Lake Hills, Texas?
3,285, in 1,192 households. West Lake Hills city covers 3.59 square miles of land, which is 914 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Lake Hills in?
Travis County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Lake Hills?
$198,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,664,500. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Lake Hills businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totalling $6.5 m, across 11 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.4 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Lake Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Lake Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Lake Hills. only 4 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is West Lake Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. West Lake Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 481030, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page West Lake Hills figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Travis County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Lake Hills.
Is zoning published for West Lake Hills?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.