Marion County vs. Upshur County

	Marion County (TX)	Upshur County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,928	41,260
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.8%	4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,536	39,315
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,546	39,309
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.1%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.4%	18.4%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.6%
White alone, percent	74.0%	88.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.3%	8.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.6%	80.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	942	2,573
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,391	17,112
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.4%	78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$93,000	$123,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,068	$1,179
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$319	$426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$712	$825
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.0%	7.1%
Building permits, 2018	5	5
Households, 2014-2018	4,459	14,036
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.6%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.6%	6.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.5%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.2%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.5%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	17.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.9%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.0%	18.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.1%	57.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.5%	48.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	15,676	40,621
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	61,315	203,441
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,939	$5,087
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.5	27.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,283	$50,906
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,052	$24,458
Persons in poverty, percent	21.9%	15.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	157	513
Total employment, 2017	1,740	4,624
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	55,875	165,119
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	692	3,028
All firms, 2012	744	3,117
Men-owned firms, 2012	419	1,847
Women-owned firms, 2012	271	988
Minority-owned firms, 2012	173	381
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	548	2,640
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	59	361
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	660	2,622
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	27.7	67.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	380.88	582.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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