COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grimes County vs Walker County
PLACE A
Grimes County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Walker County, Alabama
Grimes County is 47% smaller than Walker County. Grimes County earns more, with a median household income $13,294 higher. Grimes County has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -3%).
GRIMES COUNTYWALKER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population34,25265,140−47% vs Walker County
Population density4382−39
Population growth10.0%-2.5%+12.5 pts
Median age40.140.6−0.5
Male54.6%48.9%+5.7 pts
Female45.4%51.1%−5.7 pts
Foreign-born7.3%1.5%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.8%86.2%−29.5 pts
Black11.3%6.3%+5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.5%3.8%+21.8 pts
Asian0.4%0.4%−0.0 pts
Other6.0%3.3%+2.7 pts
Median household income$69,803$56,509+$13,294
Per capita income$32,583$29,460+$3,123
Poverty rate14.6%18.5%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%16.6%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree6.3%7.0%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%4.9%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation50.9%53.2%−2.2 pts
Median home value$237,400$135,900+$101,500
Median gross rent$1,069$756+$313
Owner-occupied79.9%76.1%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%16.4%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.0%30.5%+10.5 pts
Average commute35.931.2+4.6
Worked from home8.2%3.1%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured18.3%9.6%+8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025