COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clute vs Galveston
PLACE A
Clute, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Galveston, Texas
Clute is 80% smaller than Galveston. Clute earns more, with a median household income $14,577 higher. Galveston has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -5%).
CLUTEGALVESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population10,82153,636−80% vs Galveston
Population density2,0341,307+727
Population growth-5.4%12.5%−17.9 pts
Median age30.041.5−11.5
Male47.9%50.6%−2.6 pts
Female52.1%49.4%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born13.8%13.5%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.1%49.8%−20.7 pts
Black8.0%15.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino57.9%29.3%+28.6 pts
Asian0.9%2.8%−1.9 pts
Other4.1%3.2%+1.0 pts
Median household income$70,208$55,631+$14,577
Per capita income$35,505$40,926−$5,421
Poverty rate10.4%21.4%−11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.524−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%36.0%−21.0 pts
Graduate degree4.6%15.2%−10.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%5.8%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation68.8%56.6%+12.3 pts
Median home value$271,700$326,000−$54,300
Median gross rent$1,130$1,298−$168
Owner-occupied49.2%46.2%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%29.6%−13.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.8%52.9%−1.2 pts
Average commute21.220.2+1.0
Worked from home2.9%12.2%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
Uninsured20.1%16.5%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025