Chambers County vs. Liberty County

Chambers County (TX)Liberty County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)42,45486,323
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)21.0%14.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)35,09975,641
Population, Census, April 1, 201035,09675,643
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.0%26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.8%12.8%
Female persons, percent49.3%50.4%
White alone, percent87.5%86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent8.5%10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.8%26.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.3%61.5%
Veterans, 2014-20181,9864,931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.9%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,15131,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201883.9%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$185,700$101,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,750$1,218
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$543$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$889$832
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.1%5.3%
Building permits, 2018593724
Households, 2014-201813,52926,203
Persons per household, 2014-20182.962.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.9%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.6%20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.3%77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.5%9.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.1%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.4%21.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.8%51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.4%39.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)48,70867,518
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)138,880239,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)283,230796,648
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,825$10,404
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.236.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,850$49,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,372$22,757
Persons in poverty, percent8.5%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176601,072
Total employment, 201712,32712,579
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)819,356518,204
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,8845,584
All firms, 20122,5955,143
Men-owned firms, 20121,3472,761
Women-owned firms, 20128251,742
Minority-owned firms, 20126051,446
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,9013,535
Veteran-owned firms, 2012359483
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,0804,447
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%9.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.4%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201058.865.3
Land area in square miles, 2010597.141,158.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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