Sterling County vs. Tom Green County

	Sterling County (TX)	Tom Green County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,311	118,189
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.7%	7.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,143	110,228
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,143	110,224
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.3%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.5%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	50.3%
White alone, percent	93.5%	90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.1%	4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.1%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.7%	40.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.8%	52.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	40	9,796
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	623	48,620
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	86.1%	62.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$64,700	$130,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$883	$1,278
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$373	$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$918	$860
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.8%	18.8%
Households, 2014-2018	462	43,131
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.3%	82.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	27.9%	25.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.9%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.8%	74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.9%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.9%	24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.3%	17.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	60.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.4%	56.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.9	17.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,286	$51,675
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,997	$28,444
Persons in poverty, percent	12.6%	15.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	51	2,771
Total employment, 2017	306	39,840
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	14,782	1,555,943
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.1%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	160	8,694
All firms, 2012	137	9,893
Men-owned firms, 2012	69	5,538
Minority-owned firms, 2012	27	2,238
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	103	7,243
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	123	8,187
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.2	72.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	923.45	1,521.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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