Gray County vs. Carson County

	Gray County (TX)	Carson County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,895	6,005
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.8%	-2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,537	6,186
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,535	6,182
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.7%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.2%	19.5%
Female persons, percent	47.0%	49.9%
White alone, percent	90.3%	94.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.2%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.2%	10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.2%	85.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,456	431
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.1%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,984	2,800
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.5%	83.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$77,600	$111,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,186	$1,179
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$367	$437
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$740	$758
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	1.7%
Building permits, 2018	2	2
Households, 2014-2018	8,000	2,247
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.1%	7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.4%	89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.1%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.1%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.3%	30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	23.9%	17.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	56.1%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	314,823	57,377
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,701	$9,319
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.2	21.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,170	$70,087
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,911	$32,917
Persons in poverty, percent	16.7%	8.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	555	134
Total employment, 2017	5,774	797
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	255,556	32,266
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.2%	2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,377	420
All firms, 2012	1,831	379
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,094	189
Women-owned firms, 2012	350	121
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,455	354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,531	356
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%	24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.3	6.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	925.97	920.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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