West Lake Hills (locally referred to as "Westlake") is a city in

Travis County, Texas Travis County is located in south central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Austin, the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is na ...

, United States. The population was 3,444 at the 2020 census. The city developed rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s on the south side of the

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of . It is a suburb of

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, located just west of central Austin.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 3,444 people, 1,193 households, and 1,002 families residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,116 people, 1,143 households, and 873 families residing in the city. The

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was 835.7 people per square mile (322.5/km²). There were 1,185 housing units at an average density of 317.8 per square mile (122.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.60%

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, 0.29%

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, 0.29% Native American, 1.28%

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, 0.71% from

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, and 1.83% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.85% of the population. There were 1,143 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were

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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.10. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the city of West Lake Hills was $116,905, and the median income for a family was $232,913. Males had a median income of $116,371 versus $43,969 for females. The

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for the city was $55,651. About 0.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. In June 2010, the average home price was $1,225,697.

Education

West Lake Hills is the only city completely within the

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. Residents are zoned to Eanes Elementary School, Bridge Point Elementary School, Barton Creek Elementary School, Cedar Creek Elementary School, Forest Trail Elementary School, Valley View Elementary School, Hill Country Middle School, West Ridge Middle School, and Westlake High School.Eanes ISD boundary mapArchive
Accessed: 4/28/2012 "MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARY 2007-08: Students living west of Loop 360 attend West Ridge MS Students living east of Loop 360 attend Hill Country MS Starting in 2008-09: Students from Barton Creek, Forest Trail, and Valley View attend West Ridge MS Students from Bridge Point, Cedar Creek and Eanes attend Hill Country MS."

References

External links

City of West Lake Hills
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