Waller County vs. Fort Bend County
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Waller County (TX) Fort Bend County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 53,126 787,858
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 22.8% 34.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 43,277 584,690
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 43,205 585,375
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.6% 6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.3% 27.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.8% 11.1%
Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.9%
White alone, percent 71.4% 55.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 24.4% 21.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 20.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.5% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 30.8% 24.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.1% 32.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,919 26,289
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 14.8% 28.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 17,241 260,754
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.6% 77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $174,900 $251,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,581 $2,017
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $525 $794
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $913 $1,357
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.2% 10.3%
Building permits, 2018 148 9,023
Households, 2014-2018 14,807 230,381
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.07 3.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.5% 87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 26.3% 39.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.5% 96.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 68.5% 91.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 80.8% 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.9% 46.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.4% 5.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 24.1% 13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.8% 66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.1% 59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 33,247 885,255
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 919,367 4,791,450
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 684,424 6,110,168
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 303,486 7,147,223
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $6,842 $11,394
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.6 32.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $57,654 $95,561
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,495 $39,472
Persons in poverty, percent 15.9% 7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 810 13,459
Total employment, 2017 12,037 169,355
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 518,398 7,445,649
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 12.3% 5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,219 74,402
All firms, 2012 3,450 61,678
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,844 31,087
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,094 24,234
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,141 36,256
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,176 23,828
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 366 4,818
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,871 55,037
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.6% 16.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 16.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 15.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.8% 32.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 84.1 679.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 513.43 861.48
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Waller county (TX) and Fort Bend county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.