Clute vs West Columbia

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

Clute and West Columbia 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 3,631 in West Columbia). Clute has the higher median household income ($66,224 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). Clute has the higher median home value ($251,100 vs $138,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Clute	West Columbia
Population	10,650	3,631
Median age	30.8 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,224	$41,985
Median home value	$251,100	$138,200
Median gross rent	$1,223	$1,011
Housing units	5,178	1,470
Homeownership rate	50.8%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clute	West Columbia
Population	11,590 → 10,650 (-8.1%)	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$56,768 → $66,224 (+16.7%)	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$112,800 → $251,100 (+122.6%)	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,223 (+25.4%)	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)

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

West Columbia

Population

3,8783,631

Median household income

$68,651$41,985

Median home value

$107,500$138,200

Median gross rent

$940$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clute	West Columbia
Under 5	6.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	14.0%	13.2%
25 to 34	19.4%	14.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.8%
75 and over	4.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clute	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	28.3%	44.8%
Black or African American	11.2%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	55.3%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clute	West Columbia
No high school diploma	16.3%	16.2%
High school graduate	30.4%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clute	West Columbia
Drove alone	90.1%	87.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	4.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	7.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clute	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	50.4%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	6.6%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Clute	West Columbia
Poverty rate	9.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1984	1974