Montgomery County vs. Walker County

Montgomery County (TX)Walker County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)590,92572,480
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)29.7%6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)455,75067,861
Population, Census, April 1, 2010455,74667,861
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.4%15.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%13.2%
Female persons, percent50.5%41.8%
White alone, percent88.2%72.9%
Black or African American alone, percent5.6%23.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.8%
Asian alone, percent3.2%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent24.8%18.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.1%56.4%
Veterans, 2014-201832,0494,990
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.3%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)222,59226,408
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%51.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$223,900$149,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,789$1,410
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$582$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,175$882
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.5%26.0%
Building permits, 20187,062552
Households, 2014-2018192,82321,636
Persons per household, 2014-20182.862.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.9%80.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.1%16.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.9%89.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.7%77.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.4%85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.7%20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.8%5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.2%19.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%41.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%47.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)944,94492,101
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,147,836180,203
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,297,840759,659
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,984$11,105
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.726.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$77,416$41,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,618$17,789
Persons in poverty, percent9.3%26.1%
Total employer establishments, 201711,6921,015
Total employment, 2017166,67412,364
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,219,358364,339
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.2%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201751,3654,578
All firms, 201245,0404,493
Men-owned firms, 201224,2762,246
Women-owned firms, 201214,3481,519
Minority-owned firms, 201211,2841,278
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,2122,993
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,388322
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201238,2813,868
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%7.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.9%29.0%
Population per square mile, 2010437.586.5
Land area in square miles, 20101,041.74784.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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