Clute vs Lake Jackson

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

Clute 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 10,650 in Clute). Lake Jackson has the higher median household income ($89,623 vs $66,224 in Clute). Clute has the higher median home value ($251,100 vs $248,900 in Lake Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Clute	Lake Jackson
Population	10,650	27,902
Median age	30.8 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,224	$89,623
Median home value	$251,100	$248,900
Median gross rent	$1,223	$1,417
Housing units	5,178	11,416
Homeownership rate	50.8%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clute	Lake Jackson
Population	11,590 → 10,650 (-8.1%)	27,295 → 27,902 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$56,768 → $66,224 (+16.7%)	$82,465 → $89,623 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$112,800 → $251,100 (+122.6%)	$185,500 → $248,900 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,223 (+25.4%)	$1,219 → $1,417 (+16.2%)

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

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)

	Clute	Lake Jackson
Under 5	6.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	14.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	19.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	7.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.3%
75 and over	4.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clute	Lake Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	28.3%	58.7%
Black or African American	11.2%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	55.3%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clute	Lake Jackson
No high school diploma	16.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	30.4%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clute	Lake Jackson
Drove alone	90.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	5.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clute	Lake Jackson
1-unit, detached	50.4%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	18.9%
20 or more units	6.6%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Clute	Lake Jackson
Poverty rate	9.2%	11.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1984	1983