Bee County vs. Karnes County

	Bee County (TX)	Karnes County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32,587	15,650
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.3%	5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	31,861	14,828
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	31,861	14,824
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.3%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	39.2%	41.2%
White alone, percent	88.2%	88.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.9%	9.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.3%	55.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	30.9%	35.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,368	764
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.4%	7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,730	6,041
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.8%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,200	$97,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,148	$1,068
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$377	$345
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$913	$725
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.7%	9.5%
Building permits, 2018	9	55
Households, 2014-2018	8,537	4,246
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.92	2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	35.9%	30.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.7%	71.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.1%	57.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.7%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.2%	14.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.9%	18.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.0%	45.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	47.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,501	28,983
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	330,593	191,980
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,164	$12,603
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.4	22.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,032	$52,252
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,390	$26,875
Persons in poverty, percent	26.7%	21.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	479	346
Total employment, 2017	4,768	4,701
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	160,944	278,711
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.3%	-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,527	970
All firms, 2012	1,967	1,142
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,118	652
Women-owned firms, 2012	575	316
Minority-owned firms, 2012	947	387
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	911	682
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	235	30
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,594	1,054
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.2	19.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	880.24	747.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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