Jefferson County vs. Orange County

Jefferson County (TX)Orange County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)255,00183,572
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)252,27781,837
Population, Census, April 1, 2010252,27381,837
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.4%16.1%
Female persons, percent48.7%50.4%
White alone, percent59.1%87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent34.1%8.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.7%
Asian alone, percent4.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent21.5%8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent39.8%80.4%
Veterans, 2014-201814,6415,549
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.1%3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)108,77137,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.3%76.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$107,800$107,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,332$1,287
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$427$418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$839$815
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.2%9.1%
Building permits, 2018609565
Households, 2014-201894,00231,989
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%84.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.9%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.0%86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.5%76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.0%88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.6%15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent20.2%15.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.9%59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.0%52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)485,461101,246
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,760,830119,611
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)80,760,4886,340,323
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,968,309909,643
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,759$10,963
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.123.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,463$55,700
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,205$28,826
Persons in poverty, percent18.7%13.4%
Total employer establishments, 20175,7121,316
Total employment, 2017103,72218,953
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,131,118968,723
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,9194,815
All firms, 201218,3434,881
Men-owned firms, 20128,7512,487
Women-owned firms, 20127,5231,690
Minority-owned firms, 20127,958955
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,5643,615
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,676526
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,6694,122
Black-owned firms, percent, 200719.8%6.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.8%26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010287.9245.3
Land area in square miles, 2010876.30333.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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