Lavaca County vs. Gonzales County

	Lavaca County (TX)	Gonzales County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,110	20,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.4%	5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,264	19,811
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,263	19,807
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	27.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.3%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	49.5%
White alone, percent	90.8%	89.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.6%	7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.2%	51.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.2%	41.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,312	1,118
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.6%	12.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,465	8,987
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.0%	68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$155,600	$112,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,184	$989
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$416	$417
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$709	$746
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.1%	7.8%
Building permits, 2018	6	20
Households, 2014-2018	7,756	7,214
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	16.4%	34.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	80.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.1%	70.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.7%	12.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	13.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.2%	25.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	60.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.4%	53.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,532	24,589
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	65,253	49,168
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	377,544	554,506
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	178,760	238,574
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,182	$11,902
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.3	23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,021	$53,006
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,670	$26,618
Persons in poverty, percent	13.5%	16.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	471	405
Total employment, 2017	5,263	4,784
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	206,920	183,470
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.0%	-4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,783	1,328
All firms, 2012	1,778	1,431
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,098	717
Women-owned firms, 2012	456	406
Minority-owned firms, 2012	316	469
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,409	911
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	131	194
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,552	1,049
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%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	19.9	18.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	969.71	1,066.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

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