Liberty County vs. Jefferson County

	Liberty County (TX)	Jefferson County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	86,323	255,001
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.1%	1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	75,641	252,277
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	75,643	252,273
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.8%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.7%
White alone, percent	86.3%	59.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.0%	34.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.8%	21.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	39.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,931	14,641
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	12.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	31,735	108,771
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	61.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,200	$107,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,218	$1,332
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$427
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$832	$839
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	22.2%
Building permits, 2018	724	609
Households, 2014-2018	26,203	94,002
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.85	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	22.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.5%	68.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.4%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.7%	20.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	55.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.6%	52.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	67,518	485,461
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	239,118	2,450,990
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	796,648	3,968,309
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,404	$15,759
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.5	20.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,850	$48,463
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,757	$26,205
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	18.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,072	5,712
Total employment, 2017	12,579	103,722
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	518,204	5,131,118
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,584	15,919
All firms, 2012	5,143	18,343
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,761	8,751
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,742	7,523
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,446	7,958
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,535	9,564
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	483	1,676
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,447	15,669
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	19.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.0%	6.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	65.3	287.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,158.42	876.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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