Karnes County vs. Bee County

	Karnes County (TX)	Bee County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,650	32,587
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.5%	2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,828	31,861
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,824	31,861
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	12.3%
Female persons, percent	41.2%	39.2%
White alone, percent	88.1%	88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.3%	8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.3%	59.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	35.2%	30.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	764	2,368
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,041	10,730
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.2%	63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,800	$88,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,068	$1,148
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$345	$377
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$725	$913
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	13.7%
Building permits, 2018	55	9
Households, 2014-2018	4,246	8,537
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.90	2.92
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	30.2%	35.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	71.9%	82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	57.9%	61.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.2%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	10.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.3%	18.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.1%	39.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.9%	48.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,983	40,501
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	191,980	330,593
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,603	$10,164
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.2	21.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,252	$42,032
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,875	$17,390
Persons in poverty, percent	21.8%	26.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	346	479
Total employment, 2017	4,701	4,768
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	278,711	160,944
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.4%	-4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	970	1,527
All firms, 2012	1,142	1,967
Men-owned firms, 2012	652	1,118
Women-owned firms, 2012	316	575
Minority-owned firms, 2012	387	947
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	682	911
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	30	235
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,054	1,594
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.1%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	19.8	36.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	747.56	880.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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