Clute vs Iowa Colony

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

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

Iowa Colony has the higher population (11,028 vs 10,650 in Clute). Iowa Colony has the higher median household income ($126,167 vs $66,224 in Clute). Iowa Colony has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $251,100 in Clute).

Population, income & housing

	Clute	Iowa Colony
Population	10,650	11,028
Median age	30.8 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,224	$126,167
Median home value	$251,100	$356,300
Median gross rent	$1,223	$2,188
Housing units	5,178	4,144
Homeownership rate	50.8%	97.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clute	Iowa Colony
Population	11,590 → 10,650 (-8.1%)	1,811 → 11,028 (+508.9%)
Median household income	$56,768 → $66,224 (+16.7%)	$105,688 → $126,167 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$112,800 → $251,100 (+122.6%)	$282,200 → $356,300 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,223 (+25.4%)	$867 → $2,188 (+152.4%)

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

Iowa Colony

Population

1,81111,028

Median household income

$105,688$126,167

Median home value

$282,200$356,300

Median gross rent

$867$2,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clute	Iowa Colony
Under 5	6.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	14.9%	22.0%
18 to 24	14.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	19.4%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	19.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	16.4%
55 to 64	10.9%	7.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	4.5%
75 and over	4.4%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clute	Iowa Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	28.3%	24.8%
Black or African American	11.2%	42.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	55.3%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clute	Iowa Colony
No high school diploma	16.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	30.4%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clute	Iowa Colony
Drove alone	90.1%	75.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	3.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	20.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clute	Iowa Colony
1-unit, detached	50.4%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Clute	Iowa Colony
Poverty rate	9.2%	5.6%
Average household size	2.38	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	18	38
Median year structure built	1984	2014