Little Elm vs The Colony

A side-by-side comparison of Little Elm and The Colony: population, income, housing, and more.

Little Elm and The Colony are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Little Elm has the higher population (51,426 vs 44,916 in The Colony). Little Elm has the higher median household income ($116,036 vs $111,090 in The Colony). Little Elm has the higher median home value ($390,300 vs $355,100 in The Colony).

Population, income & housing

	Little Elm	The Colony
Population	51,426	44,916
Median age	36.0 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$116,036	$111,090
Median home value	$390,300	$355,100
Median gross rent	$1,900	$1,884
Housing units	18,359	19,022
Homeownership rate	68.3%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	47.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Elm	The Colony
Population	45,967 → 51,426 (+11.9%)	43,005 → 44,916 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$98,803 → $116,036 (+17.4%)	$87,187 → $111,090 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$255,200 → $390,300 (+52.9%)	$231,700 → $355,100 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,660 → $1,900 (+14.5%)	$1,399 → $1,884 (+34.7%)

Little Elm

Population

45,96751,426

Median household income

$98,803$116,036

Median home value

$255,200$390,300

Median gross rent

$1,660$1,900

The Colony

Population

43,00544,916

Median household income

$87,187$111,090

Median home value

$231,700$355,100

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Elm	The Colony
Under 5	5.8%	6.7%
5 to 17	23.8%	12.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	19.1%
35 to 44	20.2%	15.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	4.4%	6.2%
75 and over	2.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Elm	The Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	55.6%
Black or African American	19.1%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	10.3%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Elm	The Colony
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	22.1%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Elm	The Colony
Drove alone	66.7%	69.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	24.7%	21.6%
Other means	0.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Elm	The Colony
1-unit, detached	73.4%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	6.7%
20 or more units	12.0%	16.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Little Elm	The Colony
Poverty rate	9.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.92	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	35	27
Median year structure built	2010	2000