Howard County vs. Sterling County

	Howard County (TX)	Sterling County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,459	1,311
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.1%	14.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	35,012	1,143
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	35,012	1,143
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	8.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	28.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.9%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	42.5%	49.0%
White alone, percent	88.1%	93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	2.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.1%	40.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	48.1%	54.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,458	40
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	13,197	623
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.6%	86.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$93,100	$64,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,196	$883
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$380	$373
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$870	$918
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.2%	1.8%
Households, 2014-2018	11,036	462
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.85	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.3%	92.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	30.0%	27.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.3%	75.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.2%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.3%	15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.8%	22.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	58.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.3	15.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,528	$59,286
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,784	$28,997
Persons in poverty, percent	20.6%	12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	736	51
Total employment, 2017	8,946	306
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	418,547	14,782
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-8.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,751	160
All firms, 2012	2,214	137
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,274	69
Minority-owned firms, 2012	540	27
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,534	103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,635	123
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	9.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	38.9	1.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	900.79	923.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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