Galveston County vs. Harris County

	Galveston County (TX)	Harris County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	337,890	4,698,619
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.0%	14.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	291,307	4,093,188
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	291,309	4,092,459
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	26.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	10.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.3%
White alone, percent	80.2%	69.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.3%	19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	3.5%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.0%	43.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.0%	29.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,572	161,592
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	26.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	148,274	1,788,240
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	54.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$185,100	$165,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,774	$1,601
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$558	$564
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,030	$1,031
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.5%	35.8%
Building permits, 2018	2,201	34,149
Households, 2014-2018	119,181	1,583,486
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.3%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.6%	44.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.4%	89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.0%	31.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.4%	22.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.8%	67.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	763,272	10,106,128
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,211,222	29,549,435
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	41,294,889	200,035,355
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,933,768	340,775,685
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,522,997	61,669,356
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,724	$14,498
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	29.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$69,369	$60,146
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,448	$31,901
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	16.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,913	102,213
Total employment, 2017	87,056	2,041,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,453,683	130,713,299
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.5%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,591	433,244
All firms, 2012	24,613	438,793
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,369	227,062
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,326	172,009
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,874	252,358
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,972	174,023
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,336	35,938
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	21,229	387,665
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.6%	12.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.3%	23.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.0%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	769.9	2,402.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	378.36	1,703.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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