Brazoria County vs. Galveston County

	Brazoria County (TX)	Galveston County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	370,200	337,890
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.2%	16.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	313,123	291,307
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	313,166	291,309
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.8%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	50.8%
White alone, percent	75.3%	80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.7%	13.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	7.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.1%	25.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	46.2%	57.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,903	21,572
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	139,490	148,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,900	$185,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,761	$1,774
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$531	$558
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,087	$1,030
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.8%	21.5%
Building permits, 2018	3,367	2,201
Households, 2014-2018	118,762	119,181
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.0%	83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.6%	19.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.9%	90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.6%	82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.7%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.7%	30.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.2%	15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	462,537	763,272
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	646,471	1,211,222
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	32,864,623	41,294,889
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,636,402	1,933,768
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,686,329	3,522,997
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,351	$11,724
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$79,270	$69,369
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,547	$35,448
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,667	5,913
Total employment, 2017	90,444	87,056
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,585,187	3,453,683
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	26,652	25,591
All firms, 2012	25,895	24,613
Men-owned firms, 2012	13,043	12,369
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,180	9,326
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,466	7,874
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,613	15,972
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,152	2,336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	22,593	21,229
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.2%	7.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.4%	10.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	30.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	230.7	769.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,357.70	378.36

Source: United States Census Bureau

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