Montgomery County vs. Houston County

Montgomery County (TN)Houston County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)205,9508,263
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)19.5%-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)172,3638,429
Population, Census, April 1, 2010172,3318,426
Persons under 5 years, percent8.2%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.7%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent9.2%20.5%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.9%
White alone, percent70.9%93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent20.8%3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.4%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.7%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent62.8%91.7%
Veterans, 2014-201825,891704
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)82,5984,241
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.3%79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$159,500$98,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,216$991
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$413$355
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$954$669
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.7%4.5%
Households, 2014-201870,3032,943
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201878.3%89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.0%1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.2%71.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%65.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.5%76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.2%10.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.8%17.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%48.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%40.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)662,19728,499
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,255,98523,168
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,146,20235,258
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,635$4,191
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.333.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,972$43,964
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,938$21,866
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%16.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,892104
Total employment, 201745,0421,051
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,527,72932,257
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.8%-3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,270521
All firms, 201210,591606
Men-owned firms, 20125,144456
Women-owned firms, 20124,154105
Minority-owned firms, 20122,18330
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,962561
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,38768
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,410501
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%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, 200729.5%17.8%
Population per square mile, 2010319.642.1
Land area in square miles, 2010539.18200.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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