Coldspring vs Shepherd

A side-by-side comparison of Coldspring and Shepherd: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shepherd has the higher population (2,124 vs 1,372 in Coldspring). Shepherd has the higher median household income ($48,368 vs $41,196 in Coldspring). Coldspring has the higher median home value ($189,300 vs $144,100 in Shepherd).

Population, income & housing

	Coldspring	Shepherd
Population	1,372	2,124
Median age	42.4 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,196	$48,368
Median home value	$189,300	$144,100
Median gross rent	$780	$642
Housing units	584	954
Homeownership rate	54.6%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coldspring	Shepherd
Population	1,029 → 1,372 (+33.3%)	3,202 → 2,124 (-33.7%)
Median household income	$33,359 → $41,196 (+23.5%)	$44,026 → $48,368 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $189,300 (+114.9%)	$101,500 → $144,100 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $780 (+6.7%)	$587 → $642 (+9.4%)

Coldspring

Population

1,0291,372

Median household income

$33,359$41,196

Median home value

$88,100$189,300

Median gross rent

$731$780

Shepherd

Population

3,2022,124

Median household income

$44,026$48,368

Median home value

$101,500$144,100

Median gross rent

$587$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coldspring	Shepherd
Under 5	1.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	16.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	13.3%	7.3%
75 and over	7.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coldspring	Shepherd
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	66.4%
Black or African American	32.2%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coldspring	Shepherd
No high school diploma	10.5%	16.0%
High school graduate	41.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coldspring	Shepherd
Drove alone	77.3%	73.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.5%	5.5%
Other means	8.8%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coldspring	Shepherd
1-unit, detached	60.4%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Coldspring	Shepherd
Poverty rate	23.3%	18.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1986	1980