STATE · ADMITTED 1845 · 1990 CENSUS
Texas
16,986,510 residents · 254 counties · 1863 cities · 6,896 census tracts
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Texas has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $27,016. Population has fallen 19% since 2000, a loss of 3,865,310 residents. Median home value is $58,900.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
202430.2M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 58.1%(1,380,688)
5 to 98.3%(1,401,436)
10 to 147.6%(1,297,592)
15 to 197.6%(1,298,690)
20 to 247.6%(1,297,499)
25 to 3418.4%(3,118,695)
35 to 4415%(2,548,948)
45 to 549.7%(1,649,740)
55 to 647.6%(1,284,964)
65 to 745.9%(1,001,093)
75 to 843.2%(545,130)
85 and over1%(162,035)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$27,016
−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $39,927 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$58,900
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $77,800 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic75.3%(12,787,521)
Black11.9%(2,018,543)
Hispanic / Latino25.3%(4,294,120)
Asian1.9%(315,072)
Other11%(1,865,374)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
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)
Singaporean0%(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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(11,216)
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)
Cape Verdean0%(868)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
72.1%
−3.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 75.7% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status (2024)
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)
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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 16,986,510 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Texas?
The typical household in Texas earns about $27,016 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Texas expensive?
In Texas, the median home is worth about $58,900, and the typical rent is about $395 a month.
How educated are people in Texas?
About 20.3% of adults age 25 and over in Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Texas?
About 18.1% of people in Texas live below the federal poverty line.
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