Swisher County vs. Briscoe County

	Swisher County (TX)	Briscoe County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,462	1,516
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.1%	-7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,859	1,637
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,854	1,637
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.7%	26.2%
Female persons, percent	46.7%	50.6%
White alone, percent	87.2%	93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.4%	3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	44.5%	24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	45.7%	69.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	292	80
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	7.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,177	954
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.1%	74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$73,800	$65,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$989	$855
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$391	$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$707	$650
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.8%	3.8%
Households, 2014-2018	2,514	632
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.8%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	27.8%	24.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.9%	72.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.2%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	22.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	4.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.5%	31.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.6%	56.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.7%	47.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	15,661	219
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	51,470	6,310
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,523	$4,042
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.9	21.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,418	$42,647
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,258	$24,286
Persons in poverty, percent	19.2%	16.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	134	36
Total employment, 2017	954	131
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	30,585	3,660
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.8%	27.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	483	143
All firms, 2012	690	140
Men-owned firms, 2012	390	77
Women-owned firms, 2012	189	56
Minority-owned firms, 2012	179	54
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	488	79
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	600	130
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	10.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.8	1.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	890.16	900.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

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