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30,503,300 Population
261,270 square miles 116.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6462%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female50%
  • Male
  • Female
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39%White12%Black0%Native6%Asian0%Islander0%Other3%Two+40%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$39,775 ±$250 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$75,780 ±$472 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.7% ±0.3% (4,086,851  ±75,298) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty18%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty12%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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27.2 minutes ±0.1 (347,514,080  ±2,192,679) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

72%Drove alone11%Carpooled1%Public transit0%†Bicycle1%Walked2%Other14%Worked at home
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Families

11,260,645 ±19,354 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 (29,898,096  ±) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples61%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale37%Female31%
Now marriedMale53%Female50%
DivorcedMale8%Female11%
WidowedMale2%Female7%
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5.5% ±0.2% (417,167  ±13,744) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-197%20-2410%25-2910%30-357%35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

12,394,809 ±3,110 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied63%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit67%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$296,900 ±$1,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.1% ±0.2% (4,240,926  ±65,092.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86.3% ±0.4% (17,292,906  ±73,530.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
34.2% ±0.2% (6,858,406  ±45,043.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

14%No degree24%High school28%Some college22%Bachelor's13%Post-grad
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35.4% ±0.2% (10,122,694  ±60,573.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only68%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only64%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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17.9% (5,455,292  ±65,136) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±0.1% (1,394,897  ±21,106) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

5,800†WWII34,741Korea389,398Vietnam419,444Gulf (1990s)489,999Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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1,394,897 Total veterans ±21,106 1,208,070 Male ±18,250 186,827 Female ±9,133

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Texas <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US48-texas/>