Cove vs Stowell

A side-by-side comparison of Cove and Stowell: population, income, housing, and more.

Cove and Stowell are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stowell has the higher population (1,984 vs 393 in Cove). Cove has the higher median home value ($358,100 vs $124,500 in Stowell). Since 2019, Stowell's population has grown faster (+55.9% vs -4.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Cove	Stowell
Population	393	1,984
Median age	43.6 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,625	—
Median home value	$358,100	$124,500
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	191	773
Homeownership rate	60.9%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cove	Stowell
Population	412 → 393 (-4.6%)	1,273 → 1,984 (+55.9%)
Median household income	$91,667 → $56,625 (-38.2%)	$42,674 → $17,500 (-59.0%)
Median home value	$244,700 → $358,100 (+46.3%)	$152,200 → $124,500 (-18.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $1,125 (+10.8%)	—

Cove

Population

412393

Median household income

$91,667$56,625

Median home value

$244,700$358,100

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,125

Stowell

Population

1,2731,984

Median household income

$42,674$17,500

Median home value

$152,200$124,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cove	Stowell
Under 5	2.5%	2.6%
5 to 17	14.8%	33.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	1.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	24.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	18.1%	8.0%
75 and over	6.6%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cove	Stowell
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	43.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	40.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cove	Stowell
No high school diploma	10.3%	16.2%
High school graduate	37.5%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cove	Stowell
Drove alone	91.3%	69.4%
Carpooled	2.9%	25.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cove	Stowell
1-unit, detached	63.4%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.5%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Cove	Stowell
Poverty rate	18.3%	33.5%
Average household size	2.44	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1989	1988