Angleton vs Lake Jackson

A side-by-side comparison of Angleton and Lake Jackson: population, income, housing, and more.

Angleton and Lake Jackson are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Jackson has the higher population (27,902 vs 19,597 in Angleton). Lake Jackson has the higher median household income ($89,623 vs $83,981 in Angleton). Lake Jackson has the higher median home value ($248,900 vs $187,400 in Angleton).

Population, income & housing

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
Population	19,597	27,902
Median age	37.0 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,981	$89,623
Median home value	$187,400	$248,900
Median gross rent	$1,072	$1,417
Housing units	8,358	11,416
Homeownership rate	66.3%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
Population	19,416 → 19,597 (+0.9%)	27,295 → 27,902 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$55,933 → $83,981 (+50.1%)	$82,465 → $89,623 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$122,000 → $187,400 (+53.6%)	$185,500 → $248,900 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$923 → $1,072 (+16.1%)	$1,219 → $1,417 (+16.2%)

Angleton

Population

19,41619,597

Median household income

$55,933$83,981

Median home value

$122,000$187,400

Median gross rent

$923$1,072

Lake Jackson

Population

27,29527,902

Median household income

$82,465$89,623

Median home value

$185,500$248,900

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
Under 5	5.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.7%	19.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.3%
75 and over	6.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	58.7%
Black or African American	7.6%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
Drove alone	83.5%	84.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
1-unit, detached	74.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	18.9%
20 or more units	4.3%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Angleton	Lake Jackson
Poverty rate	13.4%	11.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1978	1983