Reeves County vs. Ward County

	Reeves County (TX)	Ward County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,695	11,720
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.9%	10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,783	10,658
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,783	10,658
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	28.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.0%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	38.6%	49.7%
White alone, percent	91.3%	90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.2%	5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.0%	54.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	18.2%	39.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	694	533
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.4%	8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,625	4,808
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.7%	71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$62,200	$86,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$962	$1,052
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$367	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$829	$891
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.7%	10.6%
Building permits, 2018	45	1
Households, 2014-2018	3,713	3,956
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.48	2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.0%	82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	35.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	56.7%	68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	63.9%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.8%	13.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.3%	21.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.6%	60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	47.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,873	22,343
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	162,022	105,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,742	$9,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.4	22.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,384	$64,630
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,876	$26,570
Persons in poverty, percent	21.5%	13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	310	300
Total employment, 2017	3,894	3,500
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	223,612	186,262
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	12.3%	1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	758	721
All firms, 2012	764	666
Men-owned firms, 2012	441	424
Women-owned firms, 2012	181	115
Minority-owned firms, 2012	417	260
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	282	335
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	621	584
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	44.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	5.2	12.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,635.38	835.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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