Chambers County vs. Galveston County

Chambers County (TX)Galveston County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)42,454337,890
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)21.0%16.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)35,099291,307
Population, Census, April 1, 201035,096291,309
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.0%24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.8%14.4%
Female persons, percent49.3%50.8%
White alone, percent87.5%80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent8.5%13.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.3%3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.8%25.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.3%57.0%
Veterans, 2014-20181,98621,572
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.9%9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,151148,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201883.9%66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$185,700$185,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,750$1,774
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$543$558
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$889$1,030
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%21.5%
Building permits, 20185932,201
Households, 2014-201813,529119,181
Persons per household, 2014-20182.962.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.9%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.6%19.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.3%88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.5%30.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.1%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.4%15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.8%63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.4%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)48,708763,272
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)138,8801,933,768
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)283,2303,522,997
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,825$11,724
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.227.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,850$69,369
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,372$35,448
Persons in poverty, percent8.5%12.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176605,913
Total employment, 201712,32787,056
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)819,3563,453,683
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,88425,591
All firms, 20122,59524,613
Men-owned firms, 20121,34712,369
Women-owned firms, 20128259,326
Minority-owned firms, 20126057,874
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,90115,972
Veteran-owned firms, 20123592,336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,08021,229
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 20070.0%10.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.4%30.0%
Population per square mile, 201058.8769.9
Land area in square miles, 2010597.14378.36

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