Clute vs Freeport

A side-by-side comparison of Clute and Freeport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clute has the higher population (10,650 vs 10,639 in Freeport). Clute has the higher median household income ($66,224 vs $53,606 in Freeport). Clute has the higher median home value ($251,100 vs $118,900 in Freeport).

Population, income & housing

	Clute	Freeport
Population	10,650	10,639
Median age	30.8 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,224	$53,606
Median home value	$251,100	$118,900
Median gross rent	$1,223	$1,061
Housing units	5,178	5,193
Homeownership rate	50.8%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clute	Freeport
Population	11,590 → 10,650 (-8.1%)	12,147 → 10,639 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$56,768 → $66,224 (+16.7%)	$38,462 → $53,606 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$112,800 → $251,100 (+122.6%)	$81,100 → $118,900 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,223 (+25.4%)	$872 → $1,061 (+21.7%)

Clute

Population

11,59010,650

Median household income

$56,768$66,224

Median home value

$112,800$251,100

Median gross rent

$975$1,223

Freeport

Population

12,14710,639

Median household income

$38,462$53,606

Median home value

$81,100$118,900

Median gross rent

$872$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clute	Freeport
Under 5	6.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	22.2%
18 to 24	14.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	19.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	10.3%
75 and over	4.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clute	Freeport
White (non-Hispanic)	28.3%	22.0%
Black or African American	11.2%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	55.3%	56.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clute	Freeport
No high school diploma	16.3%	20.1%
High school graduate	30.4%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clute	Freeport
Drove alone	90.1%	86.3%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	2.5%
Other means	1.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clute	Freeport
1-unit, detached	50.4%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	12.2%
20 or more units	6.6%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Clute	Freeport
Poverty rate	9.2%	14.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1984	1973