Upshur County vs. Marion County

	Upshur County (TX)	Marion County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	41,260	9,928
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.9%	-5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	39,315	10,536
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	39,309	10,546
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.4%	26.4%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.2%
White alone, percent	88.3%	74.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.0%	21.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.0%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.2%	70.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,573	942
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	17,112	6,391
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.1%	78.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$123,800	$93,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,179	$1,068
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$426	$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$825	$712
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.1%	5.0%
Building permits, 2018	5	5
Households, 2014-2018	14,036	4,459
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.87	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.8%	3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	72.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.9%	59.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.3%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.0%	14.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	13.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.2%	19.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	48.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.4%	43.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	40,621	15,676
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	203,441	61,315
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,087	$5,939
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.8	30.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,906	$37,283
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,458	$27,052
Persons in poverty, percent	15.9%	21.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	513	157
Total employment, 2017	4,624	1,740
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	165,119	55,875
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,028	692
All firms, 2012	3,117	744
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,847	419
Women-owned firms, 2012	988	271
Minority-owned firms, 2012	381	173
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,640	548
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	361	59
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,622	660
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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	67.4	27.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	582.95	380.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

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