Sour Lake, TX Housing Market & City Data

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1,924
Population Estimate
$109,743
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
14.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$157
Median Listing Price$349,500
Median Days on Market42
Active Listings21
New Listings6
Total Listings (Active + Pending)28
Avg Listing Price$385,159
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY43%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.35
Family Dual Income40
Median Household Income$56,065
Median Individual Income$31,536
Home Ownership70.9%
Home Value$109,743
Median Rent$913
Rent Burden-
Poverty11.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.0%
  • Highschool Education44.9%
  • Some College30.8%
  • Bachelors Degree10.5%
  • Graduate Degree3.9%
  • Total College or Above14.4%
  • Stem Degree57.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.1%
  • Female52.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married56.8%
  • Divorced19.6%
  • Never Married18.3%
  • Widowed5.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySour Lake
State IDTX
Population1,924

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1835.5%
19–297.7%
30–3917.7%
40–498.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.2%
60–698.1%
70–798.1%
80+2.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.8%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled12.5%

ETHNICITY

White92.3%
Black2.6%
Asian2.8%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.6%
Multiple1.7%

OTHER

Hispanic5.8%
Limited English0.4%
Health Uninsured12.4%
Veteran10.2%

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