Hays County vs. Travis County
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Hays County (TX) Travis County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 222,631 1,248,743
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 41.7% 21.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 157,099 1,024,462
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 157,107 1,024,266
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.0% 21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.0% 9.9%
Female persons, percent 50.3% 49.4%
White alone, percent 90.2% 79.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.4% 8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent 1.7% 7.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.6% 33.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 53.2% 48.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,272 51,327
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.8% 17.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 82,002 527,803
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.8% 52.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $222,300 $298,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,727 $1,938
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $615 $766
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,107 $1,232
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.3% 39.8%
Building permits, 2018 2,890 19,520
Households, 2014-2018 70,881 458,484
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.78 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 80.0% 80.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 26.3% 31.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.1% 94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.8% 86.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.5% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 37.4% 48.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.4% 6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 16.7% 14.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.7% 72.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.2% 65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 348,261 3,726,774
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 603,338 6,996,844
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,178,979 12,281,855
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,471,345 15,583,650
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,624 $14,224
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.5 25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,935 $71,767
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,715 $41,049
Persons in poverty, percent 13.2% 12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,259 35,717
Total employment, 2017 59,314 599,954
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,031,000 36,339,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 11.0% 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 18,260 125,798
All firms, 2012 16,223 120,533
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,947 64,679
Women-owned firms, 2012 5,246 42,186
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,177 35,323
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 11,316 79,883
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,703 9,520
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 13,688 105,236
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 3.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 5.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.1% 13.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 231.7 1,034.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 677.98 990.20
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hays county (TX) and Travis county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.