Census Reporter

Texas

28,995,881 Population
261,263.1 square miles 111 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$32,267 ±$223 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$64,034 ±$500 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

13.6% ±0.3% (3,865,010  ±70,183) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

27.2 minutes ±0.2 (351,917,720  ±2,453,143) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

9,985,126 ±25,440 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.8 ±0 (28,395,188  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.5% ±0.2% (390,925  ±12,308) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

11,283,892 ±954 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$200,400 ±$1,201 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

15% ±0.2% (4,294,700  ±64,565.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

84.7% ±0.4% (15,890,162  ±75,187) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
30.8% ±0.2% (5,776,533  ±42,322.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

35.6% ±0.2% (9,603,666  ±60,531.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

17.1% ±0.2% (4,951,156  ±53,285) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.5% ±0.1% (1,405,059  ±15,978) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
1,405,059 Total veterans ±15,978 1,244,796 Male ±15,502 160,263 Female ±6,897

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