Harris County vs. Montgomery County

	Harris County (TX)	Montgomery County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,698,619	590,925
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.8%	29.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,093,188	455,750
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,092,459	455,746
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.6%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.6%	26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	13.1%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	50.5%
White alone, percent	69.6%	88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.9%	5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	7.4%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.3%	24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.1%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	161,592	32,049
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	26.1%	13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,788,240	222,592
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.7%	71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,300	$223,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,601	$1,789
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$564	$582
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,031	$1,175
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.8%	15.5%
Building permits, 2018	34,149	7,062
Households, 2014-2018	1,583,486	192,823
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.2%	22.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.0%	87.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.9%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.0%	34.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.1%	17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.7%	64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,106,128	944,944
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	29,549,435	2,147,836
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	340,775,685	9,996,261
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	61,669,356	6,297,840
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,498	$12,984
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.2	32.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,146	$77,416
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,901	$39,618
Persons in poverty, percent	16.5%	9.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102,213	11,692
Total employment, 2017	2,041,861	166,674
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	130,713,299	9,219,358
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	433,244	51,365
All firms, 2012	438,793	45,040
Men-owned firms, 2012	227,062	24,276
Women-owned firms, 2012	172,009	14,348
Minority-owned firms, 2012	252,358	11,284
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	174,023	32,212
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	35,938	4,388
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	387,665	38,281
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%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.0%	9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,402.4	437.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,703.48	1,041.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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