Smith County vs. Gregg County

Smith County (TX)Gregg County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)230,221123,707
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.8%1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)209,725121,745
Population, Census, April 1, 2010209,714121,730
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.6%25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%15.4%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.4%
White alone, percent77.7%74.5%
Black or African American alone, percent17.8%20.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.8%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.9%19.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.3%57.1%
Veterans, 2014-201812,1037,641
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.4%9.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)91,10152,103
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.9%59.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$153,500$132,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,330$1,252
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$484$438
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$901$835
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.1%22.6%
Building permits, 2018660243
Households, 2014-201877,19545,532
Persons per household, 2014-20182.852.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.9%80.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.4%16.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.4%87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.4%75.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.2%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.8%20.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%21.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.4%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.5%54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)427,106307,384
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,527,8891,323,808
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,066,1113,582,693
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,388,9492,639,793
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,776$21,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.820.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,511$49,287
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,141$25,839
Persons in poverty, percent15.0%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 20175,8224,054
Total employment, 201789,83363,827
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,743,0492,680,539
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.8%-1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201719,3659,927
All firms, 201219,44711,663
Men-owned firms, 201210,6546,732
Women-owned firms, 20125,9043,185
Minority-owned firms, 20124,0432,527
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,5868,405
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,8011,089
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,4759,515
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.2%8.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
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, 20076.9%3.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.2%25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010227.6445.4
Land area in square miles, 2010921.45273.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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