Kenedy County vs. Willacy County

	Kenedy County (TX)	Willacy County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	442	21,515
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.0%	-2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	413	22,136
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	416	22,134
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.8%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	48.4%	44.7%
White alone, percent	91.9%	95.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.8%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.3%	88.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.8%	8.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.6%	16.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	233	7,372
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	34.0%	74.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$31,400	$56,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$145	$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$509	$596
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.0%	8.3%
Households, 2014-2018	209	5,810
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	3.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.3%	90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	81.0%	64.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	50.2%	74.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	45.0%	55.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.7%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	6.8%	10.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.9%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.8%	22.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	48.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.2%	46.0%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.4	22.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,125	$29,944
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$15,820	$14,207
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	35.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19	195
Total employment, 2017	167	2,066
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,877	62,277
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.5%	1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	28	1,314
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	0.0%	56.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	30.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.3	37.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,458.33	590.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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