Howe vs Whitesboro

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

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

Whitesboro has the higher population (4,154 vs 3,638 in Howe). Whitesboro has the higher median household income ($73,638 vs $57,417 in Howe). Whitesboro has the higher median home value ($211,900 vs $190,000 in Howe).

Population, income & housing

	Howe	Whitesboro
Population	3,638	4,154
Median age	26.9 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,417	$73,638
Median home value	$190,000	$211,900
Median gross rent	$1,167	$1,309
Housing units	1,362	1,632
Homeownership rate	60.4%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howe	Whitesboro
Population	3,075 → 3,638 (+18.3%)	3,998 → 4,154 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$56,524 → $57,417 (+1.6%)	$54,333 → $73,638 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $190,000 (+70.6%)	$105,900 → $211,900 (+100.1%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $1,167 (+56.6%)	$919 → $1,309 (+42.4%)

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

Whitesboro

Population

3,9984,154

Median household income

$54,333$73,638

Median home value

$105,900$211,900

Median gross rent

$919$1,309

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howe	Whitesboro
Under 5	7.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	29.9%	12.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	20.4%
35 to 44	17.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	6.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	7.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	4.1%	7.7%
75 and over	2.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howe	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	86.3%
Black or African American	8.3%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howe	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	20.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howe	Whitesboro
Drove alone	55.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	38.6%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	5.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howe	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	54.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	4.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Howe	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	22.4%	11.0%
Average household size	3.00	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1984	1977