Liberty County vs. Hardin County

	Liberty County (TX)	Hardin County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	86,323	57,207
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.1%	4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	75,641	54,635
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	75,643	54,635
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.8%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.7%
White alone, percent	86.3%	91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.0%	5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.8%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	86.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,931	3,801
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	31,735	25,004
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	80.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,200	$120,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,218	$1,358
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$387
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$832	$784
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	5.9%
Building permits, 2018	724	230
Households, 2014-2018	26,203	20,385
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.85	2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.5%	77.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.4%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.7%	13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	55.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.6%	47.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,518	50,668
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	796,648	712,643
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,404	$12,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.5	28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,850	$59,105
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,757	$29,108
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	12.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,072	810
Total employment, 2017	12,579	9,496
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	518,204	354,875
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,584	3,856
All firms, 2012	5,143	3,199
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,761	1,357
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,742	1,335
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,446	439
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,535	2,622
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	483	319
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,447	2,607
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	65.3	61.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,158.42	890.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

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