Liberty County vs. Polk County

	Liberty County (TX)	Polk County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	86,323	50,031
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.1%	10.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	75,641	45,415
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	75,643	45,413
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.8%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	46.2%
White alone, percent	86.3%	84.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.0%	10.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	2.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.8%	15.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	70.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,931	4,078
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	31,735	26,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	76.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,200	$94,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,218	$1,130
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$409
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$832	$714
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	3.1%
Building permits, 2018	724	300
Households, 2014-2018	26,203	17,803
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.85	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	81.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.5%	66.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.4%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	16.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.7%	22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	50.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.6%	50.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,518	44,520
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	239,118	45,934
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	796,648	474,637
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,404	$10,396
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.5	29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,850	$46,182
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,757	$24,686
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,072	764
Total employment, 2017	12,579	8,468
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	518,204	308,580
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,584	4,081
All firms, 2012	5,143	4,107
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,761	2,103
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,742	1,259
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,446	577
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,535	3,374
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	483	634
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,447	3,108
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%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	65.3	43.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,158.42	1,057.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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