Lee County vs. Harris County

	Lee County (AL)	Harris County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	163,941	34,475
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.9%	7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	140,300	31,998
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	140,247	32,024
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.9%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.0%
White alone, percent	70.6%	79.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.1%	16.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.8%	3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.5%	76.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,958	3,377
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	70,369	14,344
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.3%	86.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,000	$210,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,270	$1,641
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$369	$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$831	$946
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.8%	2.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,131	225
Households, 2014-2018	59,373	12,158
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.0%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	4.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.3%	89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.3%	81.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.5%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.1%	29.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	271,574	25,030
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	541,477	16,484
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,632,058	70,154
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,083	$2,155
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.2	26.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,056	$74,261
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,960	$34,511
Persons in poverty, percent	19.0%	8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,796	435
Total employment, 2017	46,327	4,204
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,502,097	106,882
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	-1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,506	2,475
All firms, 2012	11,573	1,981
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,800	1,193
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,675	627
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,824	457
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,270	1,474
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,020	315
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,885	1,570
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	21.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	230.8	69.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	607.54	463.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lee county (AL) and Harris county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.