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Texas

30,188,424 residents · 254 counties · 1863 cities · 6,896 census tracts
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#2Largest by populationof 5130,188,424#3Youngest by median ageof 5135.6#4Fastest growingof 51+3.6%#8Most foreign-born residentsof 5117.6%
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Texas has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $78,476. Population has grown 45% since 2000. Median home value has more than tripled since 2000, reaching $283,800. It sits in the top 10% of US states for household income.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
30,188,424
+45%since 2000
from 20,851,820 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
116 / sq mi
+27%since 2009
from 91 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.6
+10%since 2000
from 32.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
15.7M19.6M23.6M27.5M31.5M1990201020202024Texas
202430.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(1,935,208)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(2,084,418)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(2,194,333)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(2,172,422)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(2,084,569)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.5%(4,366,602)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.1%(4,251,075)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(3,701,286)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(3,342,259)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.2%(2,479,193)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(1,168,854)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(408,205)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,476
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,927 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,752
+108%since 2000
from $19,617 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.0%
+21.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.478
+1%since 2010
from 0.472 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$283,800
+100%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $77,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,403
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $574 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 63.8% in 2000
37.4% rent
Vacancy rate
9.4%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
22.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 44.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+47%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Texas on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic52.4%(10,933,313)
Black11.3%(2,364,255)
Hispanic / Latino32%(6,669,666)
Asian2.7%(554,445)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic39.1%(11,809,426)
Black11.9%(3,595,595)
Hispanic / Latino39.7%(11,991,467)
Asian5.5%(1,657,423)
Other3.8%(1,134,513)
Diversity Score
84
+7%since 2009
from 79 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican32.1%(9,677,014)
Central American2.8%(835,220)
Salvadoran1.2%(377,336)
South American1.2%(350,933)
Puerto Rican0.8%(255,632)
Honduran0.8%(238,720)
Cuban0.5%(150,621)
Guatemalan0.5%(138,962)
Venezuelan0.4%(122,900)
Spaniard0.4%(122,799)
Colombian0.4%(108,851)
Nicaraguan0.1%(42,941)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(41,737)
Dominican0.1%(40,149)
Ecuadorian0.1%(26,296)
Panamanian0.1%(22,052)
Argentine0.1%(22,018)
Chilean0%(14,005)
Costa Rican0%(12,020)
Bolivian0%(7,165)
Uruguayan0%(3,601)
Paraguayan0%(2,206)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.8%(551,305)
Vietnamese1%(301,815)
Chinese0.8%(227,789)
Filipino0.5%(157,275)
Pakistani0.3%(97,985)
Korean0.3%(90,252)
Nepalese0.1%(37,316)
Japanese0.1%(25,748)
Taiwanese0.1%(21,530)
Cambodian0.1%(18,753)
Kazakh0.1%(17,957)
Bangladeshi0.1%(16,601)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(16,451)
Thai0%(14,038)
Laotian0%(13,976)
Sri Lankan0%(6,922)
Indonesian0%(6,387)
Hmong0%(3,297)
Malaysian0%(3,014)
Bhutanese0%(1,194)
Uzbek0%(1,010)
Mongolian0%(378)
Okinawan0%(80)
Mien0%(45)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(27,106)
Chamorro0.1%(15,175)
Samoan0%(11,849)
Tongan0%(2,523)
Guamanian0%(1,903)
Marshallese0%(1,393)
Fijian0%(633)
Chuukese0%(139)
Ancestry
German8.3%(2,498,429)
English7.9%(2,381,413)
Irish6%(1,801,243)
American4.6%(1,387,673)
Italian1.9%(575,667)
Subsaharan African1.5%(462,867)
French1.5%(445,202)
Scottish1.4%(414,486)
Polish0.9%(286,778)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(217,090)
Czech0.6%(186,078)
Arab0.6%(178,004)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.5%(151,972)
Norwegian0.5%(145,895)
Nigerian0.5%(141,307)
Swedish0.5%(140,876)
British0.3%(102,970)
West Indian0.3%(102,722)
Welsh0.3%(100,047)
Russian0.3%(76,588)
French Canadian0.2%(60,196)
Danish0.2%(50,767)
Portuguese0.2%(49,501)
Greek0.2%(45,602)
Iranian0.1%(44,171)
Lebanese0.1%(43,108)
Jamaican0.1%(41,148)
Hungarian0.1%(38,174)
Ethiopian0.1%(36,364)
Swiss0.1%(34,926)
Ukrainian0.1%(34,536)
Canadian0.1%(31,517)
Brazilian0.1%(27,574)
Austrian0.1%(26,249)
Egyptian0.1%(21,282)
Turkish0.1%(19,561)
Romanian0.1%(18,784)
Iraqi0.1%(18,377)
Kenyan0.1%(18,124)
Haitian0.1%(17,604)
Lithuanian0.1%(17,089)
Finnish0.1%(16,674)
Palestinian0.1%(16,617)
Ghanaian0.1%(15,341)
Jordanian0%(14,237)
Croatian0%(14,053)
Belgian0%(13,752)
Slovak0%(12,195)
Syrian0%(11,470)
Moroccan0%(9,913)
Serbian0%(8,872)
Armenian0%(8,062)
Israeli0%(7,431)
Slovene0%(6,426)
Australian0%(6,321)
Guyanese0%(4,411)
Somali0%(3,883)
Bulgarian0%(3,786)
Latvian0%(2,675)
Barbadian0%(2,472)
Macedonian0%(1,933)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.8%
+10.6 ptssince 2000
from 23.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.0%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 75.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.7 min
+52%since 2000
from 17.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.4%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 65.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
12.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.8%
−20.4 ptssince 2009
from 61.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
50.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
17.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−43.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
17.1%
−60.1 ptssince 2013
from 77.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.4%
+14.6 ptssince 2017
from 76.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
64.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 64.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
28.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 29.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.9%(4,385,265)
Married52.3%(6,221,497)
Widowed2.3%(277,914)
Divorced8.5%(1,006,791)
Women 15+
Never married31.4%(3,790,551)
Married49.7%(6,008,043)
Widowed7.4%(896,605)
Divorced11.5%(1,387,799)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Houston2,397,315
2.San Antonio1,548,422
3.Dallas1,329,491
4.Fort Worth1,028,117
5.Austin1,002,632
6.El Paso683,012
7.Arlington402,134
8.Corpus Christi317,247
9.Plano293,028
10.Lubbock273,071
11.Laredo269,515
12.Irving257,076
Frequently asked

How many people live in Texas?

Texas has about 30,188,424 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Texas?

The typical household in Texas earns about $78,476 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Texas expensive?

In Texas, the median home is worth about $283,800, and the typical rent is about $1,403 a month.

How educated are people in Texas?

About 33.8% of adults age 25 and over in Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Texas?

About 13.8% of people in Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 13,201,914 residents, a change of about 78 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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