Howard County vs. Dawson County

	Howard County (TX)	Dawson County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,459	12,619
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.1%	-8.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	35,012	13,833
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	35,012	13,833
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.9%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	42.5%	45.1%
White alone, percent	88.1%	90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.1%	58.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	48.1%	34.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,458	424
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	13,197	5,163
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.6%	71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$93,100	$67,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,196	$1,119
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$380	$357
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$870	$624
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.2%	4.7%
Households, 2014-2018	11,036	4,322
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.85	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.3%	78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	30.0%	39.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	81.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.3%	68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.2%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.3%	12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.8%	21.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	53.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	163,678	42,576
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.3	18.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,528	$44,657
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,784	$21,543
Persons in poverty, percent	20.6%	22.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	736	275
Total employment, 2017	8,946	2,585
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	418,547	94,920
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,751	705
All firms, 2012	2,214	956
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,274	564
Women-owned firms, 2012	550	207
Minority-owned firms, 2012	540	266
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,534	633
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	443	99
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,635	812
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	9.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	38.9	15.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	900.79	900.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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