Williamson County vs. Bell County

Williamson County (TX)Bell County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)566,719355,642
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)34.1%14.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)422,501310,159
Population, Census, April 1, 2010422,679310,235
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%8.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.6%27.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.2%10.8%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.3%
White alone, percent81.2%65.8%
Black or African American alone, percent7.2%24.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.1%
Asian alone, percent7.7%3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.9%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%4.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent24.8%25.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.6%44.8%
Veterans, 2014-201834,74949,034
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.2%8.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)198,630142,422
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.8%54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$245,100$141,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,792$1,319
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$683$483
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,248$908
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.3%25.9%
Building permits, 20186,9912,170
Households, 2014-2018174,754120,241
Persons per household, 2014-20182.992.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.5%75.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.1%19.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.7%91.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201891.0%82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.1%24.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.8%11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.4%13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.1%58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)817,019552,019
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,861,8962,849,556
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,886,3361,962,480
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,584,9593,626,052
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,817$11,225
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.421.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$83,679$54,184
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,825$25,911
Persons in poverty, percent6.4%13.0%
Total employer establishments, 201710,9115,186
Total employment, 2017157,41792,327
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,796,1043,730,919
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201746,51818,935
All firms, 201238,35617,636
Men-owned firms, 201220,6108,393
Women-owned firms, 201213,3167,045
Minority-owned firms, 201210,0206,573
Nonminority-owned firms, 201227,0239,961
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,5882,299
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201232,88314,076
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.0%9.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200710.8%8.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010378.0295.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,118.301,051.02

Source: United States Census Bureau

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