Iowa Colony vs Richwood

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

Iowa Colony and Richwood 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 4,766 in Richwood). Iowa Colony has the higher median household income ($126,167 vs $80,250 in Richwood). Iowa Colony has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $230,800 in Richwood).

Population, income & housing

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
Population	11,028	4,766
Median age	34.5 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$126,167	$80,250
Median home value	$356,300	$230,800
Median gross rent	$2,188	$1,215
Housing units	4,144	2,006
Homeownership rate	97.9%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
Population	1,811 → 11,028 (+508.9%)	3,911 → 4,766 (+21.9%)
Median household income	$105,688 → $126,167 (+19.4%)	$68,567 → $80,250 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$282,200 → $356,300 (+26.3%)	$175,700 → $230,800 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $2,188 (+152.4%)	$1,034 → $1,215 (+17.5%)

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

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)

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
Under 5	7.5%	9.6%
5 to 17	22.0%	20.7%
18 to 24	10.6%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	19.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	7.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	4.5%	7.0%
75 and over	1.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
White (non-Hispanic)	24.8%	43.2%
Black or African American	42.4%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.5%	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
No high school diploma	5.0%	20.0%
High school graduate	19.0%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
Drove alone	75.4%	86.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
1-unit, detached	94.8%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Iowa Colony	Richwood
Poverty rate	5.6%	4.2%
Average household size	3.03	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	38	24
Median year structure built	2014	1986