Census Reporter

Texas

28,635,442 Population
261,267.8 square miles 109.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,177 ±$121 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$63,826 ±$218 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

14.2% ±0.1% (3,984,260  ±39,546) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

26.6 minutes ±0.1 (329,257,250  ±1,084,687) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

9,906,070 ±18,881 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.8 ±0 (28,039,855  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.6% ±0.1% (396,357  ±6,274) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

11,112,975 ±3,353 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$187,200 ±$597 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

15.3% ±0.1% (4,311,981  ±29,217.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

84.4% ±0.2% (15,565,117  ±37,477.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
30.7% ±0.1% (5,662,178  ±23,301.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

35.1% ±0.1% (9,349,344  ±29,341.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

16.8% ±0.1% (4,822,952  ±26,828) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6.8% ±0.1% (1,435,527  ±11,744) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
1,435,527 Total veterans ±11,744 1,279,362 Male ±10,273 156,165 Female ±4,016

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