Collingsworth County vs. Wheeler County

	Collingsworth County (TX)	Wheeler County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,962	5,191
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.1%	-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,057	5,406
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,057	5,410
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.3%	25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.9%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	49.7%
White alone, percent	88.1%	92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.1%	3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.3%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.9%	25.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.8%	68.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	198	329
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	8.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,594	2,715
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.1%	62.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$51,800	$85,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$891	$948
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$308	$416
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$644	$655
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.4%	2.2%
Households, 2014-2018	1,055	2,254
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.78	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.1%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	25.0%	20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.4%	89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.0%	73.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.1%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.4%	16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.9%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	32.7%	24.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	53.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,241	19,744
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,787	71,600
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,200	$12,727
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.1	19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,750	$49,352
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,880	$26,844
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	14.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	63	181
Total employment, 2017	495	1,551
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,343	77,895
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	-5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	197	482
All firms, 2012	192	677
Men-owned firms, 2012	84	413
Women-owned firms, 2012	96	129
Minority-owned firms, 2012	57	35
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	124	601
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	165	548
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%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.3	5.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	918.44	914.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

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