Wharton County vs. Brazoria County

	Wharton County (TX)	Brazoria County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	41,619	370,200
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.8%	18.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	41,280	313,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	41,280	313,166
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.8%	26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	11.8%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	49.5%
White alone, percent	83.8%	75.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.8%	14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.0%	31.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.9%	46.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,909	18,903
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.5%	13.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	17,636	139,490
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.0%	71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$122,900	$173,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,267	$1,761
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$434	$531
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$733	$1,087
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.7%	15.8%
Building permits, 2018	100	3,367
Households, 2014-2018	15,256	118,762
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.9%	26.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.3%	91.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.5%	84.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.3%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.1%	29.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.7%	14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	58.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	47,512	462,537
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	131,355	646,471
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	400,840	32,864,623
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	572,166	1,636,402
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	563,800	3,686,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,656	$11,351
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,619	$79,270
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,281	$33,547
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	10.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,005	5,667
Total employment, 2017	11,222	90,444
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	400,926	4,585,187
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.5%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,503	26,652
All firms, 2012	4,345	25,895
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,222	13,043
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,513	10,180
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,528	11,466
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,641	13,613
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	228	2,152
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,847	22,593
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	9.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	38.0	230.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,086.15	1,357.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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