Census Reporter

Texas

28,701,845 Population
261,257.3 square miles 109.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$30,641 ±$164 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$60,629 ±$279 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

14.9% ±0.2% (4,180,675  ±65,525) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

26.7 minutes ±0.1 (336,985,505  ±1,969,834) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

9,776,083 ±21,679 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.9 ±0 (28,101,594  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.4% ±0.2% (383,580  ±15,108) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

11,101,498 ±754 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$186,000 ±$1,168 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

15.3% ±0.2% (4,341,108  ±64,275.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

84% ±0.4% (15,513,128  ±68,444.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
30.3% ±0.2% (5,600,777  ±39,326.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

35.8% ±0.2% (9,559,445  ±53,224.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

17.2% ±0.2% (4,928,025  ±47,230) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

6.8% ±0.1% (1,435,787  ±19,773) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
1,435,787 Total veterans ±19,773 1,282,166 Male ±18,356 153,621 Female ±7,201

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