COMPARING TWO PLACES
Texas vs Wisconsin
PLACE A
Texas
VS
PLACE B
Wisconsin
Texas is 410% larger than Wisconsin. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Texas has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 4%).
TEXASWISCONSINDIFFERENCE
Total population30,188,4245,914,872+410% vs Wisconsin
Population density116109+6
Population growth15.9%3.6%+12.3 pts
Median age35.640.2−4.6
Male49.9%50.1%−0.2 pts
Female50.1%49.9%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born17.6%5.2%+12.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.1%78.6%−39.4 pts
Black11.9%5.9%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.7%8.0%+31.7 pts
Asian5.5%2.9%+2.6 pts
Other3.8%4.6%−0.8 pts
Median household income$78,476$77,485+$991
Per capita income$40,752$43,373−$2,621
Poverty rate13.8%10.6%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%33.4%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree12.3%11.4%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.2%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation65.3%65.3%−0.0 pts
Median home value$283,800$266,500+$17,300
Median gross rent$1,403$1,087+$316
Owner-occupied62.6%67.8%−5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%10.8%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%41.1%+7.4 pts
Average commute26.722.2+4.4
Worked from home14.4%13.1%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.9%1.1%−0.2 pts
Uninsured17.1%5.2%+11.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024