Austin County vs. Colorado County
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Austin County (TX) Colorado County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 29,989 21,217
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.6% 1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 28,412 20,872
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 28,417 20,874
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.8% 22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.0% 22.1%
Female persons, percent 50.1% 49.7%
White alone, percent 87.5% 83.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 9.3% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 1.1%
Asian alone, percent 0.8% 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 27.6% 30.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.7% 55.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,455 1,234
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.8% 10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 13,288 10,696
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 76.3% 81.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $188,900 $116,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,498 $1,155
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $525 $399
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $824 $702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 7.1% 6.7%
Building permits, 2018 21 23
Households, 2014-2018 11,041 7,511
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.65 2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.9% 92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.8% 22.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.0% 77.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 71.6% 63.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.1% 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.5% 18.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.7% 9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 20.2% 22.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.0% 59.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.4% 52.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 28,650 33,414
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 728,793 151,667
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 272,438 256,499
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,520 $12,394
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.6 21.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,365 $49,504
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,858 $27,861
Persons in poverty, percent 10.2% 13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 655 544
Total employment, 2017 7,342 5,950
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 309,938 233,320
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.8% -0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,138 1,878
All firms, 2012 2,815 2,086
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,660 1,220
Women-owned firms, 2012 771 458
Minority-owned firms, 2012 708 558
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,024 1,453
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 285 319
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,369 1,569
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 24.0% 29.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 44.0 21.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 646.51 960.27
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Austin county (TX) and Colorado county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.