Wharton County vs. Matagorda County

Wharton County (TX)Matagorda County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)41,61936,552
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.8%-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)41,28036,702
Population, Census, April 1, 201041,28036,702
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.8%25.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%17.0%
Female persons, percent50.7%49.6%
White alone, percent83.8%83.6%
Black or African American alone, percent13.8%11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.4%
Asian alone, percent0.6%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.0%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent42.0%42.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.9%43.7%
Veterans, 2014-20181,9092,385
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.5%11.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)17,63619,548
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.0%68.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$122,900$107,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,267$1,213
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$434$426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$733$815
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.7%13.7%
Building permits, 2018100168
Households, 2014-201815,25613,636
Persons per household, 2014-20182.692.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.1%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201826.9%30.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.3%78.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201865.5%59.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201878.3%78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.1%16.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.7%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent21.7%21.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.2%59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.9%51.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)47,51251,464
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)131,355151,021
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)400,8401,657,453
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)572,166104,905
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)563,800324,607
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,656$8,882
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.122.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,619$45,500
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,281$24,376
Persons in poverty, percent16.8%18.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,005721
Total employment, 201711,2228,059
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)400,926474,929
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.5%-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,5032,757
All firms, 20124,3453,351
Men-owned firms, 20122,2221,541
Women-owned firms, 20121,5131,274
Minority-owned firms, 20121,5281,554
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,6411,658
Veteran-owned firms, 2012228255
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,8472,854
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.1%23.0%
Population per square mile, 201038.033.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,086.151,100.28

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