Harris County vs. Galveston County

	Harris County (TX)	Galveston County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,698,619	337,890
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.8%	16.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,093,188	291,307
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,092,459	291,309
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.6%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.6%	24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.5%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	50.8%
White alone, percent	69.6%	80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.9%	13.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	7.4%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.3%	25.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.1%	57.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	161,592	21,572
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	26.1%	9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,788,240	148,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.7%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,300	$185,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,601	$1,774
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$564	$558
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,031	$1,030
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.8%	21.5%
Building permits, 2018	34,149	2,201
Households, 2014-2018	1,583,486	119,181
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.2%	19.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.0%	82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.9%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.0%	30.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.1%	15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.7%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.3%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,106,128	763,272
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	29,549,435	1,211,222
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	200,035,355	41,294,889
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	340,775,685	1,933,768
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	61,669,356	3,522,997
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,498	$11,724
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.2	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,146	$69,369
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,901	$35,448
Persons in poverty, percent	16.5%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102,213	5,913
Total employment, 2017	2,041,861	87,056
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	130,713,299	3,453,683
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	433,244	25,591
All firms, 2012	438,793	24,613
Men-owned firms, 2012	227,062	12,369
Women-owned firms, 2012	172,009	9,326
Minority-owned firms, 2012	252,358	7,874
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	174,023	15,972
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	35,938	2,336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	387,665	21,229
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.7%	7.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.9%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.0%	10.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	30.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,402.4	769.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,703.48	378.36

Source: United States Census Bureau

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