Kent County vs. Dickens County

	Kent County (TX)	Dickens County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	726	2,249
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-10.1%	-7.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	808	2,441
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	808	2,444
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.1%	22.8%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	44.6%
White alone, percent	94.2%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	2.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.7%	31.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.3%	60.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41	141
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.4%	5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	558	1,281
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.1%	72.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$39,700	$54,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,203	$1,059
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$384	$366
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$483	$482
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	0.0%	2.5%
Households, 2014-2018	318	842
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.22	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	77.7%	83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.7%	18.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.6%	73.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	16.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.3%	16.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.2%	24.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	48.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.8%	44.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	9.1	17.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,926	$41,618
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,503	$23,452
Persons in poverty, percent	13.3%	20.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13	40
Total employment, 2017	81	233
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,909	8,507
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.8%	-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	76	166
All firms, 2012	39	148
Men-owned firms, 2012	30	107
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	33	122
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	35	129
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.9	2.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	902.51	901.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

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