Washington County vs. Fayette County
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Washington County (TX) Fayette County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 35,108 25,349
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.2% 3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 33,695 24,556
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 33,718 24,554
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.7% 20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.7% 25.4%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 50.9%
White alone, percent 78.8% 90.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 17.3% 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent 1.9% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.4% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.4% 21.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 63.8% 70.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,228 1,720
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.7% 6.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 16,340 13,964
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.2% 80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $170,900 $165,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,349 $1,227
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $474 $438
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $861 $767
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.0% 5.6%
Building permits, 2018 139 16
Households, 2014-2018 12,381 9,067
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.62 2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.5% 94.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 15.2% 19.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 79.1% 74.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 67.6% 59.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.8% 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 25.0% 18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 19.7% 20.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.2% 55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.1% 50.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 54,915 44,504
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 883,567 314,028
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 569,231 368,638
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,696 $14,928
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.4 22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,237 $56,297
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,604 $30,097
Persons in poverty, percent 13.8% 13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 901 768
Total employment, 2017 12,347 7,134
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 439,263 258,858
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.0% -3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,360 2,647
All firms, 2012 3,632 2,527
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,057 1,216
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,019 854
Minority-owned firms, 2012 831 257
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,624 2,138
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 297 255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,188 2,136
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 4.2% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.9% 19.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 55.8 25.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 603.95 950.01
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washington county (TX) and Fayette county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.