COMPARING TWO PLACES
Garza County vs Kent County
PLACE A
Garza County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kent County, Michigan
Garza County is 99% smaller than Kent County. Kent County earns more, with a median household income $36,317 higher. Kent County has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -10%).
GARZA COUNTYKENT COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,510675,232−99% vs Kent County
Population density5795−790
Population growth-10.0%9.2%−19.2 pts
Median age35.435.9−0.5
Male65.6%49.6%+15.9 pts
Female34.4%50.4%−15.9 pts
Foreign-born12.4%8.9%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.0%70.4%−33.4 pts
Black9.9%9.4%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino49.5%11.7%+37.8 pts
Asian0.1%3.2%−3.1 pts
Other3.6%5.3%−1.7 pts
Median household income$46,314$82,631−$36,317
Per capita income$23,966$42,992−$19,026
Poverty rate8.4%10.1%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.449−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%40.8%−30.6 pts
Graduate degree3.0%14.7%−11.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.5%4.2%+7.3 pts
Labor force participation43.4%68.8%−25.4 pts
Median home value$77,800$289,900−$212,100
Median gross rent$838$1,243−$405
Owner-occupied70.5%70.3%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.2%4.6%+28.6 pts
Rent-burdened households15.3%46.7%−31.4 pts
Average commute24.021.0+3.0
Worked from home1.5%14.3%−12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured18.0%4.8%+13.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025