Brazoria County vs. Matagorda County

	Brazoria County (TX)	Matagorda County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	370,200	36,552
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.2%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	313,123	36,702
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	313,166	36,702
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	25.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.8%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	49.6%
White alone, percent	75.3%	83.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.7%	11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	7.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.1%	42.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	46.2%	43.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,903	2,385
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	11.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	139,490	19,548
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	68.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,900	$107,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,761	$1,213
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$531	$426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,087	$815
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.8%	13.7%
Building permits, 2018	3,367	168
Households, 2014-2018	118,762	13,636
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.0%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.6%	30.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.9%	78.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.6%	59.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.7%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.7%	16.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.2%	21.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	51.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	462,537	51,464
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	646,471	151,021
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	32,864,623	1,657,453
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,636,402	104,905
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,686,329	324,607
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,351	$8,882
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	22.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$79,270	$45,500
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,547	$24,376
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	18.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,667	721
Total employment, 2017	90,444	8,059
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,585,187	474,929
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	26,652	2,757
All firms, 2012	25,895	3,351
Men-owned firms, 2012	13,043	1,541
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,180	1,274
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,466	1,554
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,613	1,658
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,152	255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	22,593	2,854
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	230.7	33.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,357.70	1,100.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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