2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lago Vista, TX vs Westlake, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Westlake, is 35% less than it is in Lago Vista and is 14% below the National Average.
- Lago Vista unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Westlake unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Lago Vista, TXWestlake, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.2%54.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%10.2%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,610$27,777$37,638
 Household Income$92,667$60,690$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,805$61,520$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lago Vista, TXWestlake, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.4%9.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.3%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%11.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%27.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.9%6.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%5.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.7%1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lago Vista, TXWestlake, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.4%3.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.2%2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services5.5%0.0%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%14.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.4%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%7.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%3.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care0.8%4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%18.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.8%16.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.9%19.9%13.1%
Reviews for Lago Vista    2 Reviews

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Over 16 years ago

lago vista is a great place to live . Nice people , things to do , low crime, good economy (despite the liberals in austin) and great  More

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Reviews for Westlake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Lived here for 5 years--nice smaller town outside Lake Charles area approximately 10 minutes north. Affordable housing/taxes etc. We bounced back since Rita--a whole  More

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