Caldwell County vs. Fayette County

	Caldwell County (TX)	Fayette County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	43,247	25,349
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.6%	3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	38,057	24,556
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	38,066	24,554
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	25.4%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	50.9%
White alone, percent	88.9%	90.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.5%	6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.0%	21.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	39.0%	70.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,131	1,720
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,098	13,964
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.0%	80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$127,800	$165,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,317	$1,227
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$459	$438
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$909	$767
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.6%	5.6%
Building permits, 2018	478	16
Households, 2014-2018	13,225	9,067
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.84	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	94.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	35.4%	19.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	74.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.6%	59.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.8%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.8%	18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.7%	20.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	50.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	41,143	44,504
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	153,359	314,028
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	345,184	368,638
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,912	$14,928
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.3	22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,278	$56,297
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,881	$30,097
Persons in poverty, percent	14.1%	13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	616	768
Total employment, 2017	5,980	7,134
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	203,897	258,858
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-13.1%	-3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,056	2,647
All firms, 2012	3,172	2,527
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,910	1,216
Women-owned firms, 2012	941	854
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,090	257
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,967	2,138
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	345	255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,657	2,136
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	18.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.9%	19.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	69.8	25.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	545.26	950.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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