Montgomery County vs. Liberty County

Montgomery County (TX)Liberty County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)590,92586,323
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)29.7%14.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)455,75075,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010455,74675,643
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.4%26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%12.8%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.4%
White alone, percent88.2%86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent5.6%10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Asian alone, percent3.2%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent24.8%26.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.1%61.5%
Veterans, 2014-201832,0494,931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.3%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)222,59231,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$223,900$101,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,789$1,218
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$582$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,175$832
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.5%5.3%
Building permits, 20187,062724
Households, 2014-2018192,82326,203
Persons per household, 2014-20182.862.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.9%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.1%20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.9%83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.7%75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.4%77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.7%9.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.8%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.2%21.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%39.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)944,94467,518
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,996,261239,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,297,840796,648
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,984$10,404
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.736.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$77,416$49,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,618$22,757
Persons in poverty, percent9.3%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 201711,6921,072
Total employment, 2017166,67412,579
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,219,358518,204
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.2%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201751,3655,584
All firms, 201245,0405,143
Men-owned firms, 201224,2762,761
Women-owned firms, 201214,3481,742
Minority-owned firms, 201211,2841,446
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,2123,535
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,388483
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201238,2814,447
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20079.7%9.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.9%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010437.565.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,041.741,158.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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