Harris County vs. Fort Bend County

	Harris County (TX)	Fort Bend County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,698,619	787,858
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.8%	34.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,093,188	584,690
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,092,459	585,375
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.6%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.6%	27.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	11.1%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	50.9%
White alone, percent	69.6%	55.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.9%	21.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	7.4%	20.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.3%	24.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.1%	32.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	161,592	26,289
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	26.1%	28.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,788,240	260,754
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.7%	77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,300	$251,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,601	$2,017
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$564	$794
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,031	$1,357
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.8%	10.3%
Building permits, 2018	34,149	9,023
Households, 2014-2018	1,583,486	230,381
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	3.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.2%	39.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	96.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.0%	91.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.9%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.0%	46.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	5.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.1%	13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.7%	66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,106,128	885,255
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	29,549,435	1,809,704
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	200,035,355	4,791,450
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	340,775,685	6,110,168
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	61,669,356	7,147,223
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,498	$11,394
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.2	32.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,146	$95,561
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,901	$39,472
Persons in poverty, percent	16.5%	7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102,213	13,459
Total employment, 2017	2,041,861	169,355
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	130,713,299	7,445,649
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	433,244	74,402
All firms, 2012	438,793	61,678
Men-owned firms, 2012	227,062	31,087
Women-owned firms, 2012	172,009	24,234
Minority-owned firms, 2012	252,358	36,256
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	174,023	23,828
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	35,938	4,818
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	387,665	55,037
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.7%	16.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.9%	16.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.0%	15.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	32.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,402.4	679.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,703.48	861.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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