Idalou vs Wolfforth

A side-by-side comparison of Idalou and Wolfforth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wolfforth has the higher population (6,189 vs 2,389 in Idalou). Wolfforth has the higher median household income ($92,143 vs $70,655 in Idalou). Wolfforth has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $175,700 in Idalou).

Population, income & housing

	Idalou	Wolfforth
Population	2,389	6,189
Median age	37.4 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,655	$92,143
Median home value	$175,700	$245,000
Median gross rent	$672	$1,430
Housing units	1,008	2,225
Homeownership rate	68.3%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idalou	Wolfforth
Population	2,018 → 2,389 (+18.4%)	4,821 → 6,189 (+28.4%)
Median household income	$58,077 → $70,655 (+21.7%)	$81,636 → $92,143 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$109,300 → $175,700 (+60.8%)	$184,200 → $245,000 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$480 → $672 (+40.0%)	$1,104 → $1,430 (+29.5%)

Idalou

Population

2,0182,389

Median household income

$58,077$70,655

Median home value

$109,300$175,700

Median gross rent

$480$672

Wolfforth

Population

4,8216,189

Median household income

$81,636$92,143

Median home value

$184,200$245,000

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idalou	Wolfforth
Under 5	5.3%	10.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	25.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.2%	18.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	6.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.6%
75 and over	14.2%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idalou	Wolfforth
White (non-Hispanic)	41.3%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	33.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idalou	Wolfforth
No high school diploma	13.4%	2.2%
High school graduate	30.1%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idalou	Wolfforth
Drove alone	79.5%	85.5%
Carpooled	14.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idalou	Wolfforth
1-unit, detached	84.7%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Idalou	Wolfforth
Poverty rate	13.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.86	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1973	2003