Howe vs Van Alstyne

A side-by-side comparison of Howe and Van Alstyne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Van Alstyne has the higher population (5,378 vs 3,638 in Howe). Van Alstyne has the higher median household income ($93,373 vs $57,417 in Howe). Van Alstyne has the higher median home value ($297,400 vs $190,000 in Howe).

Population, income & housing

	Howe	Van Alstyne
Population	3,638	5,378
Median age	26.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,417	$93,373
Median home value	$190,000	$297,400
Median gross rent	$1,167	$1,141
Housing units	1,362	2,205
Homeownership rate	60.4%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howe	Van Alstyne
Population	3,075 → 3,638 (+18.3%)	3,906 → 5,378 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$56,524 → $57,417 (+1.6%)	$67,772 → $93,373 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $190,000 (+70.6%)	$158,100 → $297,400 (+88.1%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $1,167 (+56.6%)	$1,012 → $1,141 (+12.7%)

Howe

Population

3,0753,638

Median household income

$56,524$57,417

Median home value

$111,400$190,000

Median gross rent

$745$1,167

Van Alstyne

Population

3,9065,378

Median household income

$67,772$93,373

Median home value

$158,100$297,400

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howe	Van Alstyne
Under 5	7.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	29.9%	27.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	16.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	17.0%	18.2%
45 to 54	6.2%	4.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	4.1%	12.2%
75 and over	2.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howe	Van Alstyne
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	67.1%
Black or African American	8.3%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howe	Van Alstyne
No high school diploma	20.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howe	Van Alstyne
Drove alone	55.3%	61.5%
Carpooled	38.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howe	Van Alstyne
1-unit, detached	54.5%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	1.7%
20 or more units	4.7%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Howe	Van Alstyne
Poverty rate	22.4%	1.1%
Average household size	3.00	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1984	2005