Waller County vs. Grimes County

	Waller County (TX)	Grimes County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	53,126	28,360
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22.8%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	43,277	26,581
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	43,205	26,604
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.3%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.8%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	45.6%
White alone, percent	71.4%	81.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	24.4%	15.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	30.8%	24.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.1%	58.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,919	1,738
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.8%	7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	17,241	11,350
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.6%	77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$174,900	$124,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,581	$1,305
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$525	$415
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$913	$713
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.2%	5.1%
Building permits, 2018	148	106
Households, 2014-2018	14,807	8,793
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.07	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.3%	19.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.5%	81.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.5%	66.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.8%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.9%	14.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	24.1%	22.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	52.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,247	20,260
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	919,367	1,501,440
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	684,424	189,021
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	303,486	213,140
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,842	$7,958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	26.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,654	$50,298
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,495	$23,513
Persons in poverty, percent	15.9%	17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	810	438
Total employment, 2017	12,037	5,268
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	518,398	266,038
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	12.3%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,219	2,184
All firms, 2012	3,450	2,333
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,844	981
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,094	792
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,141	487
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,176	1,710
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	366	169
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,871	1,972
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.6%	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	22.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	84.1	33.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	513.43	787.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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