Rains County vs. Van Zandt County

Rains County (TX)Van Zandt County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)12,15956,019
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.4%6.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)10,91652,560
Population, Census, April 1, 201010,91452,579
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.5%20.2%
Female persons, percent50.3%51.2%
White alone, percent93.6%93.8%
Black or African American alone, percent2.6%2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.0%83.4%
Veterans, 2014-20181,1613,871
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.4%4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)5,41123,464
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.7%77.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,100$121,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,267$1,217
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$431$450
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$719$834
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.7%4.5%
Building permits, 2018731
Households, 2014-20184,33119,615
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.1%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.8%7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.0%83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201871.9%66.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.8%83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201811.7%17.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent22.6%21.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.6%53.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201845.6%47.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,10344,790
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,77672,145
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)149,013430,718
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,617$8,216
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.435.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,872$51,935
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,165$26,151
Persons in poverty, percent14.5%15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017172884
Total employment, 20171,3478,309
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)39,453280,345
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.0%3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179484,661
All firms, 20127373,870
Men-owned firms, 20123842,008
Women-owned firms, 20122521,258
Minority-owned firms, 201266295
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126553,475
Veteran-owned firms, 2012103453
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125893,153
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%24.8%
Population per square mile, 201047.662.4
Land area in square miles, 2010229.45842.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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