Walker County vs. Montgomery County

Walker County (TX)Montgomery County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)72,480590,925
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.8%29.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,861455,750
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,861455,746
Persons under 5 years, percent4.3%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent15.1%26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%13.1%
Female persons, percent41.8%50.5%
White alone, percent72.9%88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent23.4%5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.2%3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.1%24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.4%65.1%
Veterans, 2014-20184,99032,049
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.4%13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,408222,592
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201851.2%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$149,100$223,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,410$1,789
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$444$582
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$882$1,175
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.0%15.5%
Building permits, 20185527,062
Households, 2014-201821,636192,823
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.3%84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201816.8%22.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.8%93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.0%87.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.1%87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.6%34.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.0%6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.3%17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201841.7%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.6%55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)92,101944,944
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)180,2032,147,836
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)759,6596,297,840
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,105$12,984
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.632.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,855$77,416
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$17,789$39,618
Persons in poverty, percent26.1%9.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,01511,692
Total employment, 201712,364166,674
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)364,3399,219,358
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,57851,365
All firms, 20124,49345,040
Men-owned firms, 20122,24624,276
Women-owned firms, 20121,51914,348
Minority-owned firms, 20121,27811,284
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,99332,212
Veteran-owned firms, 20123224,388
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,86838,281
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20077.5%9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%25.9%
Population per square mile, 201086.5437.5
Land area in square miles, 2010784.171,041.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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