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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lago Vista, 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 Lago Vista, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lago Vista’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lago Vista does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.65% 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.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Lago Vista is worth considering.

One downside of living in Lago Vista is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lago Vista, the average commute to work is 36.65 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

The citizens of Lago Vista are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.