Harris County vs. Chambers County
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Harris County (TX) Chambers County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4,698,619 42,454
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.8% 21.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 4,093,188 35,099
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 4,092,459 35,096
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.6% 7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.6% 28.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 10.5% 11.8%
Female persons, percent 50.3% 49.3%
White alone, percent 69.6% 87.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 19.9% 8.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 7.4% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.3% 22.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 29.1% 66.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 161,592 1,986
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 26.1% 8.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,788,240 16,151
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 54.7% 83.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $165,300 $185,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,601 $1,750
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $564 $543
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,031 $889
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 35.8% 4.1%
Building permits, 2018 34,149 593
Households, 2014-2018 1,583,486 13,529
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.88 2.96
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.8% 91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 44.2% 18.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.0% 80.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 80.9% 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.0% 21.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.4% 7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 22.1% 16.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.7% 62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.3% 50.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,106,128 48,708
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 340,775,685 138,880
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 61,669,356 283,230
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,498 $7,825
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.2 28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $60,146 $76,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,901 $34,372
Persons in poverty, percent 16.5% 8.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 102,213 660
Total employment, 2017 2,041,861 12,327
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 130,713,299 819,356
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.2% 1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 433,244 2,884
All firms, 2012 438,793 2,595
Men-owned firms, 2012 227,062 1,347
Women-owned firms, 2012 172,009 825
Minority-owned firms, 2012 252,358 605
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 174,023 1,901
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 35,938 359
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 387,665 2,080
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.2% 24.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,402.4 58.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,703.48 597.14
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Harris county (TX) and Chambers county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.