Clute vs Richwood

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

Clute and Richwood 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 4,766 in Richwood). Richwood has the higher median household income ($80,250 vs $66,224 in Clute). Clute has the higher median home value ($251,100 vs $230,800 in Richwood).

Population, income & housing

	Clute	Richwood
Population	10,650	4,766
Median age	30.8 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,224	$80,250
Median home value	$251,100	$230,800
Median gross rent	$1,223	$1,215
Housing units	5,178	2,006
Homeownership rate	50.8%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clute	Richwood
Population	11,590 → 10,650 (-8.1%)	3,911 → 4,766 (+21.9%)
Median household income	$56,768 → $66,224 (+16.7%)	$68,567 → $80,250 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$112,800 → $251,100 (+122.6%)	$175,700 → $230,800 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,223 (+25.4%)	$1,034 → $1,215 (+17.5%)

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

Richwood

Population

3,9114,766

Median household income

$68,567$80,250

Median home value

$175,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,215

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clute	Richwood
Under 5	6.9%	9.6%
5 to 17	14.9%	20.7%
18 to 24	14.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	19.4%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.0%
75 and over	4.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clute	Richwood
White (non-Hispanic)	28.3%	43.2%
Black or African American	11.2%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	55.3%	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clute	Richwood
No high school diploma	16.3%	20.0%
High school graduate	30.4%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clute	Richwood
Drove alone	90.1%	86.3%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	5.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clute	Richwood
1-unit, detached	50.4%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	16.9%
20 or more units	6.6%	17.8%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clute	Richwood
Poverty rate	9.2%	4.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1984	1986