Galveston County vs. Chambers County

	Galveston County (TX)	Chambers County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	337,890	42,454
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.0%	21.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	291,307	35,099
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	291,309	35,096
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	28.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	11.8%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	49.3%
White alone, percent	80.2%	87.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.3%	8.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	3.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.0%	22.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.0%	66.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,572	1,986
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	8.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	148,274	16,151
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	83.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$185,100	$185,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,774	$1,750
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$558	$543
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,030	$889
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.5%	4.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,201	593
Households, 2014-2018	119,181	13,529
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.96
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.3%	91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.6%	18.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.4%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	80.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.0%	21.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.4%	16.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.8%	62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	50.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	763,272	48,708
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,933,768	138,880
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,522,997	283,230
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,724	$7,825
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$69,369	$76,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,448	$34,372
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	8.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,913	660
Total employment, 2017	87,056	12,327
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,453,683	819,356
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.5%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,591	2,884
All firms, 2012	24,613	2,595
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,369	1,347
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,326	825
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,874	605
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,972	1,901
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,336	359
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	21,229	2,080
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.0%	24.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	769.9	58.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	378.36	597.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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