Orange County vs. Jefferson County

Orange County (TX)Jefferson County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)83,572255,001
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.1%1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)81,837252,277
Population, Census, April 1, 201081,837252,273
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.8%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.1%14.4%
Female persons, percent50.4%48.7%
White alone, percent87.6%59.1%
Black or African American alone, percent8.8%34.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.2%4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.0%21.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.4%39.8%
Veterans, 2014-20185,54914,641
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.0%12.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)37,735108,771
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.0%61.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$107,600$107,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,287$1,332
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$418$427
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$815$839
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.1%22.2%
Building permits, 2018565609
Households, 2014-201831,98994,002
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.1%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%22.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.5%81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.6%68.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.3%84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.3%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.0%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.1%20.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%55.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%52.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)101,246485,461
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)119,6111,760,830
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,340,32380,760,488
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)909,6433,968,309
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,963$15,759
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.120.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,700$48,463
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,826$26,205
Persons in poverty, percent13.4%18.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,3165,712
Total employment, 201718,953103,722
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)968,7235,131,118
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.9%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,81515,919
All firms, 20124,88118,343
Men-owned firms, 20122,4878,751
Women-owned firms, 20121,6907,523
Minority-owned firms, 20129557,958
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,6159,564
Veteran-owned firms, 20125261,676
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,12215,669
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.1%19.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%6.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%6.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.8%28.8%
Population per square mile, 2010245.3287.9
Land area in square miles, 2010333.67876.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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