Census Reporter

Texas

28,304,596 Population
261,252.9 square miles 108.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,525 ±$142 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$59,206 ±$490 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

14.7% ±0.2% (4,076,905  ±62,508) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

26.5 minutes ±0.1 (328,391,065  ±1,824,566) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

9,623,874 ±22,217 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.9 ±0 (27,698,085  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

5.7% ±0.2% (395,121  ±11,292) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

10,933,375 ±871 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$172,200 ±$747 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

15.7% ±0.3% (4,390,245  ±73,067.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

83.6% ±0.4% (15,180,323  ±68,147.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
29.6% ±0.2% (5,371,489  ±40,733.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

35.6% ±0.2% (9,347,638  ±50,157.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

17.2% ±0.2% (4,854,140  ±42,073) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

7% ±0.1% (1,460,397  ±19,003) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
1,460,397 Total veterans ±19,003 1,303,073 Male ±17,184 157,324 Female ±6,607

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