Travis County vs. Hays County

Travis County (TX)Hays County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,248,743222,631
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)21.9%41.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,024,462157,099
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,024,266157,107
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.7%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent9.9%11.0%
Female persons, percent49.4%50.3%
White alone, percent79.9%90.2%
Black or African American alone, percent8.9%4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%1.2%
Asian alone, percent7.3%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent33.9%39.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent48.8%53.2%
Veterans, 2014-201851,32711,272
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201817.7%8.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)527,80382,002
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201852.2%61.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$298,800$222,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,938$1,727
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$766$615
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,232$1,107
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201339.8%22.3%
Building permits, 201819,5202,890
Households, 2014-2018458,48470,881
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.8%80.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.4%26.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.5%82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.1%89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201848.6%37.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.1%6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.6%16.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.3%67.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.5%62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,726,774348,261
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)6,996,844603,338
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)12,281,8551,178,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)15,583,6502,471,345
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,224$14,624
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.430.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,767$65,935
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,049$30,715
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 201735,7174,259
Total employment, 2017599,95459,314
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)36,339,2682,031,000
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%11.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017125,79818,260
All firms, 2012120,53316,223
Men-owned firms, 201264,6798,947
Women-owned firms, 201242,1865,246
Minority-owned firms, 201235,3234,177
Nonminority-owned firms, 201279,88311,316
Veteran-owned firms, 20129,5201,703
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012105,23613,688
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.9%1.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200713.2%18.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.2%26.2%
Population per square mile, 20101,034.4231.7
Land area in square miles, 2010990.20677.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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