Bell County vs. Williamson County

Bell County (TX)Williamson County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)355,642566,719
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.7%34.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)310,159422,501
Population, Census, April 1, 2010310,235422,679
Persons under 5 years, percent8.4%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent27.7%25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.8%12.2%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.8%
White alone, percent65.8%81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent24.4%7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.9%
Asian alone, percent3.3%7.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.9%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.6%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent25.3%24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent44.8%58.6%
Veterans, 2014-201849,03434,749
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.3%12.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)142,422198,630
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.3%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,200$245,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,319$1,792
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$483$683
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$908$1,248
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.9%20.3%
Building permits, 20182,1706,991
Households, 2014-2018120,241174,754
Persons per household, 2014-20182.762.99
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201875.3%82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.6%21.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.3%95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.8%91.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.6%93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.5%41.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.3%11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)552,019817,019
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,849,5561,861,896
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,962,4801,886,336
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,626,0528,584,959
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,225$18,817
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.128.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,184$83,679
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,911$35,825
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%6.4%
Total employer establishments, 20175,18610,911
Total employment, 201792,327157,417
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,730,9197,796,104
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,93546,518
All firms, 201217,63638,356
Men-owned firms, 20128,39320,610
Women-owned firms, 20127,04513,316
Minority-owned firms, 20126,57310,020
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,96127,023
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2993,588
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201214,07632,883
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.1%4.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%10.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010295.2378.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,051.021,118.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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