Briscoe County vs. Swisher County

	Briscoe County (TX)	Swisher County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,516	7,462
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.4%	-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,637	7,859
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,637	7,854
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.3%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.7%	25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.2%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	46.7%
White alone, percent	93.1%	87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	8.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.8%	44.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.2%	45.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	80	292
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	954	3,177
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	71.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$65,400	$73,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$855	$989
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$362	$391
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$650	$707
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.8%	7.8%
Households, 2014-2018	632	2,514
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.5%	82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	27.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	82.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.2%	76.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.5%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.7%	12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	31.4%	22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.5%	48.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.2%	41.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	219	15,661
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,310	51,470
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,042	$6,523
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.2	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,647	$38,418
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,286	$19,258
Persons in poverty, percent	16.2%	19.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	36	134
Total employment, 2017	131	954
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,660	30,585
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	27.2%	-5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	143	483
All firms, 2012	140	690
Men-owned firms, 2012	77	390
Women-owned firms, 2012	56	189
Minority-owned firms, 2012	54	179
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	79	488
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	130	600
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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%	10.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.8	8.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	900.00	890.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

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