Being a small city, Idalou does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Idalou rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.18% of adults 25 and older in Idalou have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Idalou in 2018 was $26,888, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,552 for a family of four. However, Idalou contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Idalou is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Idalou home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Idalou, accounting for 55.80% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Idalou residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Idalou include English, German, Irish, French, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Idalou is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
