Jefferson County vs. Liberty County

Jefferson County (TX)Liberty County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)255,00186,323
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%14.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)252,27775,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010252,27375,643
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.4%12.8%
Female persons, percent48.7%50.4%
White alone, percent59.1%86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent34.1%10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Asian alone, percent4.0%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent21.5%26.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent39.8%61.5%
Veterans, 2014-201814,6414,931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.1%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)108,77131,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.3%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, 2009-201322.2%5.3%
Building permits, 2018609724
Households, 2014-201894,00226,203
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.9%20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.0%83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.5%75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.0%77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.6%9.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent20.2%21.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.9%51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.0%39.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)485,46167,518
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,450,990239,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,968,309796,648
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,759$10,404
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.136.5
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, percent18.7%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 20175,7121,072
Total employment, 2017103,72212,579
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,131,118518,204
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,9195,584
All firms, 201218,3435,143
Men-owned firms, 20128,7512,761
Women-owned firms, 20127,5231,742
Minority-owned firms, 20127,9581,446
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,5643,535
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,676483
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,6694,447
Black-owned firms, percent, 200719.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.6%9.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.8%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010287.965.3
Land area in square miles, 2010876.301,158.42

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.