Jefferson County vs. Liberty County
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Jefferson County (TX) Liberty County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 255,001 86,323
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.1% 14.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 252,277 75,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 252,273 75,643
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.0% 7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.0% 26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.4% 12.8%
Female persons, percent 48.7% 50.4%
White alone, percent 59.1% 86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 34.1% 10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent 4.0% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 21.5% 26.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.8% 61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 14,641 4,931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.1% 7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 108,771 31,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.3% 74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $107,800 $101,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,332 $1,218
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $427 $444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $839 $832
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.2% 5.3%
Building permits, 2018 609 724
Households, 2014-2018 94,002 26,203
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.54 2.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.1% 82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 22.9% 20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.0% 83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 68.5% 75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.0% 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.6% 9.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 20.2% 21.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.9% 51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.0% 39.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 485,461 67,518
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,450,990 239,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,968,309 796,648
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,759 $10,404
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 20.1 36.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,463 $49,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,205 $22,757
Persons in poverty, percent 18.7% 15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 5,712 1,072
Total employment, 2017 103,722 12,579
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 5,131,118 518,204
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% 0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 15,919 5,584
All firms, 2012 18,343 5,143
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,751 2,761
Women-owned firms, 2012 7,523 1,742
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,958 1,446
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,564 3,535
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,676 483
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 15,669 4,447
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.8% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.6% 9.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.8% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 287.9 65.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 876.30 1,158.42
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson county (TX) and Liberty county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.