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Texas At A Glance
Last Updated July 19, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 268,581 square miles
- Population in 2000: 20,851,820; 82.5% urban; 17.5% rural
- Population in 1990: 16,986,510
- Population Change: Up
22.8% 1990-2000; Up
19.4% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 2d of 50; 7.4% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Houston (2,009,690);
San Antonio (1,214,725);
Dallas (1,208,318);
Austin (672,011);
Fort Worth (585,122)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 19 R 12 D
- State House: 87 R 63 D
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
10,933,313 (52.4%) white;
2,364,255 (11.3%) black;
554,445 (2.7%) Asian;
68,859 (0.3%) American Indian;
10,757 (0.1%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
230,567 (1.1%) two-plus races;
19,958 (0.1%) other;
6,669,666 (32.0%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
8.4% German,
6.3% USA,
6.1% Irish,
6.0% English,
1.9% French
- State Natives: 62.2% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 9.5% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 68.6% English;
25.9% Spanish;
2.8% Other Eur.
- Education:
75.7% high school graduates;
23.2% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
1,754,809 (11.7%);
WWII: (17.1%);
Korea: (11.7%);
Vietnam: (34.6%);
First Gulf War: (13.3%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
2.7% agriculture;
8.1% construction;
6.8% finance;
3.1% information;
17.6% manufacturing;
28.8% professional;
4.5% public administration;
15.9% trade;
12.5% other
- Work Force: 24.1% blue collar; 60.6% white collar; 15.3% gray collar
- Work Sector: 78.0% private; 14.6% government; 7.1% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$39,927
- 15.4% are below the poverty line
- 17.0% less than $15,000
- 27.0% $15-35,000
- 16.5% $35-50,000
- 27.9% $50-100,000
- 7.2% $100-150,000
- 4.3% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $77,800
- 27.6% less than $50,000
- 38.4% $50-100,000
- 24.6% $100-200,000
- 5.5% $200-300,000
- 2.6% $300-500,000
- 1.3% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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