Montgomery County vs. Harris County

	Montgomery County (TX)	Harris County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	590,925	4,698,619
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29.7%	14.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	455,750	4,093,188
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	455,746	4,092,459
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.4%	26.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.1%	10.5%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.3%
White alone, percent	88.2%	69.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.6%	19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	3.2%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.8%	43.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	29.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,049	161,592
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.3%	26.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	222,592	1,788,240
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.3%	54.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$223,900	$165,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,789	$1,601
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$582	$564
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,175	$1,031
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.5%	35.8%
Building permits, 2018	7,062	34,149
Households, 2014-2018	192,823	1,583,486
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.86	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.1%	44.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.9%	89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.7%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.7%	31.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.8%	6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	22.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.7%	67.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.5%	59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	944,944	10,106,128
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,147,836	29,549,435
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,996,261	340,775,685
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,297,840	61,669,356
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,984	$14,498
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.7	29.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,416	$60,146
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,618	$31,901
Persons in poverty, percent	9.3%	16.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	11,692	102,213
Total employment, 2017	166,674	2,041,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,219,358	130,713,299
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.2%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	51,365	433,244
All firms, 2012	45,040	438,793
Men-owned firms, 2012	24,276	227,062
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,348	172,009
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,284	252,358
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	32,212	174,023
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,388	35,938
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	38,281	387,665
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	12.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.7%	23.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	437.5	2,402.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,041.74	1,703.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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