Waller County vs. Montgomery County

Waller County (TX)Montgomery County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)53,126590,925
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)22.8%29.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)43,277455,750
Population, Census, April 1, 201043,205455,746
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.3%26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.8%13.1%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.5%
White alone, percent71.4%88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent24.4%5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.2%3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent30.8%24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.1%65.1%
Veterans, 2014-20181,91932,049
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.8%13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)17,241222,592
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.6%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,900$223,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,581$1,789
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$525$582
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$913$1,175
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.2%15.5%
Building permits, 20181487,062
Households, 2014-201814,807192,823
Persons per household, 2014-20183.072.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.5%84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201826.3%22.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.5%93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.5%87.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.8%87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.9%34.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.4%6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent24.1%17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.8%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.1%55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)33,247944,944
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)684,4249,996,261
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)303,4866,297,840
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,842$12,984
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.632.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,654$77,416
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,495$39,618
Persons in poverty, percent15.9%9.3%
Total employer establishments, 201781011,692
Total employment, 201712,037166,674
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)518,3989,219,358
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201712.3%7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,21951,365
All firms, 20123,45045,040
Men-owned firms, 20121,84424,276
Women-owned firms, 20121,09414,348
Minority-owned firms, 20121,14111,284
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,17632,212
Veteran-owned firms, 20123664,388
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,87138,281
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%9.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.8%25.9%
Population per square mile, 201084.1437.5
Land area in square miles, 2010513.431,041.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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