Travis County vs. Hays County
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Travis County (TX) Hays County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,248,743 222,631
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 21.9% 41.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,024,462 157,099
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,024,266 157,107
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.7% 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 9.9% 11.0%
Female persons, percent 49.4% 50.3%
White alone, percent 79.9% 90.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 8.9% 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent 7.3% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 33.9% 39.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 48.8% 53.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 51,327 11,272
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 17.7% 8.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 527,803 82,002
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 52.2% 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, 2009-2013 39.8% 22.3%
Building permits, 2018 19,520 2,890
Households, 2014-2018 458,484 70,881
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.57 2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 80.8% 80.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 31.4% 26.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.2% 94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 86.5% 82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.1% 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 48.6% 37.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.1% 6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.6% 16.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 72.3% 67.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.5% 62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,726,774 348,261
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,996,844 603,338
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 12,281,855 1,178,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 15,583,650 2,471,345
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,224 $14,624
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.4 30.5
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, percent 12.0% 13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 35,717 4,259
Total employment, 2017 599,954 59,314
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 36,339,268 2,031,000
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% 11.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 125,798 18,260
All firms, 2012 120,533 16,223
Men-owned firms, 2012 64,679 8,947
Women-owned firms, 2012 42,186 5,246
Minority-owned firms, 2012 35,323 4,177
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 79,883 11,316
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 9,520 1,703
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 105,236 13,688
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 1.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.0% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.2% 18.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2% 26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,034.4 231.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 990.20 677.98
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.