Fort Bend County vs. Brazoria County

	Fort Bend County (TX)	Brazoria County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	787,858	370,200
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	34.7%	18.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	584,690	313,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	585,375	313,166
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.5%	26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.1%	11.8%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	49.5%
White alone, percent	55.1%	75.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.1%	14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	20.8%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.7%	31.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.5%	46.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,289	18,903
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	28.4%	13.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	260,754	139,490
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$251,100	$173,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,017	$1,761
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$794	$531
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,357	$1,087
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.3%	15.8%
Building permits, 2018	9,023	3,367
Households, 2014-2018	230,381	118,762
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.18	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	39.3%	26.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.4%	91.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	91.7%	84.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.2%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	29.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.5%	14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	58.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	885,255	462,537
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,809,704	646,471
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,791,450	32,864,623
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,110,168	1,636,402
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,147,223	3,686,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,394	$11,351
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.9	29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,561	$79,270
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,472	$33,547
Persons in poverty, percent	7.9%	10.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,459	5,667
Total employment, 2017	169,355	90,444
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,445,649	4,585,187
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.8%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	74,402	26,652
All firms, 2012	61,678	25,895
Men-owned firms, 2012	31,087	13,043
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,234	10,180
Minority-owned firms, 2012	36,256	11,466
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	23,828	13,613
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,818	2,152
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,037	22,593
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.5%	9.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.5%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.9%	14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.0%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	679.5	230.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	861.48	1,357.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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