Iowa Colony vs Lake Jackson

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

Iowa Colony 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 11,028 in Iowa Colony). Iowa Colony has the higher median household income ($126,167 vs $89,623 in Lake Jackson). Iowa Colony has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $248,900 in Lake Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
Population	11,028	27,902
Median age	34.5 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$126,167	$89,623
Median home value	$356,300	$248,900
Median gross rent	$2,188	$1,417
Housing units	4,144	11,416
Homeownership rate	97.9%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
Population	1,811 → 11,028 (+508.9%)	27,295 → 27,902 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$105,688 → $126,167 (+19.4%)	$82,465 → $89,623 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$282,200 → $356,300 (+26.3%)	$185,500 → $248,900 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $2,188 (+152.4%)	$1,219 → $1,417 (+16.2%)

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

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)

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
Under 5	7.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	22.0%	19.4%
18 to 24	10.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.8%
35 to 44	19.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	16.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	7.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	4.5%	7.3%
75 and over	1.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	24.8%	58.7%
Black or African American	42.4%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.5%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	19.0%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
Drove alone	75.4%	84.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	5.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
1-unit, detached	94.8%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Iowa Colony	Lake Jackson
Poverty rate	5.6%	11.7%
Average household size	3.03	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	38	21
Median year structure built	2014	1983