Wheeler County vs. Collingsworth County

	Wheeler County (TX)	Collingsworth County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,191	2,962
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.0%	-3.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,406	3,057
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,410	3,057
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	26.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	18.9%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	51.1%
White alone, percent	92.2%	88.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.2%	6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	3.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.6%	33.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.7%	57.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	329	198
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.1%	10.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,715	1,594
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.8%	77.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,800	$51,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$948	$891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$416	$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$655	$644
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.2%	7.4%
Households, 2014-2018	2,254	1,055
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.8%	93.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	20.6%	25.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.5%	86.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.8%	68.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.6%	18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	24.8%	32.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.0%	56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,744	1,241
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	71,600	15,787
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,727	$5,200
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.9	14.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,352	$42,750
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,844	$22,880
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	17.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	181	63
Total employment, 2017	1,551	495
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	77,895	17,343
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.8%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	482	197
All firms, 2012	677	192
Men-owned firms, 2012	413	84
Women-owned firms, 2012	129	96
Minority-owned firms, 2012	35	57
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	601	124
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	548	165
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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	5.9	3.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	914.52	918.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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