Harris County vs. Liberty County

Harris County (TX)Liberty County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)4,698,61986,323
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.8%14.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)4,093,18875,641
Population, Census, April 1, 20104,092,45975,643
Persons under 5 years, percent7.6%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.6%26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.5%12.8%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.4%
White alone, percent69.6%86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent19.9%10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%1.2%
Asian alone, percent7.4%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent43.3%26.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent29.1%61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018161,5924,931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201826.1%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)1,788,24031,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.7%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$165,300$101,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,601$1,218
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$564$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,031$832
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201335.8%5.3%
Building permits, 201834,149724
Households, 2014-20181,583,48626,203
Persons per household, 2014-20182.882.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201844.2%20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.0%75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.9%77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.0%9.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.4%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent22.1%21.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.7%51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.3%39.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,106,12867,518
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)340,775,685239,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)61,669,356796,648
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,498$10,404
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.236.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,146$49,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,901$22,757
Persons in poverty, percent16.5%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017102,2131,072
Total employment, 20172,041,86112,579
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)130,713,299518,204
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017433,2445,584
All firms, 2012438,7935,143
Men-owned firms, 2012227,0622,761
Women-owned firms, 2012172,0091,742
Minority-owned firms, 2012252,3581,446
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012174,0233,535
Veteran-owned firms, 201235,938483
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012387,6654,447
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20079.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200723.0%9.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 20102,402.465.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,703.481,158.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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