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| People QuickFacts | Texas | USA |
|---|---|---|
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Population, 1999 estimate |
20,044,141 | 272,690,813 |
|
Population percent change, 1990-1999 estimate |
18.0% | 9.6% |
|
Male population, 1998 estimate |
9,745,965 | 132,046,334 |
|
Female population, 1998 estimate |
10,013,649 | 138,252,190 |
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Population under 18 years old, 1998 estimate |
28.5% | 25.8% |
|
Population 65 years old and over, 1998 estimate |
10.1% | 12.7% |
|
White population, 1998 estimate |
84.4% | 82.5% |
|
Black population, 1998 estimate |
12.3% | 12.7% |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander population, 1998 estimate |
2.8% | 3.9% |
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American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut population, 1998 estimate |
0.5% | 0.9% |
|
Hispanic population, 1998 estimate |
29.7% | 11.2% |
|
White non-Hispanic population, 1998 estimate |
55.9% | 72.3% |
|
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
72.1% | 75.2% |
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College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
20.3% | 20.3% |
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Homeownership rate, 1990 |
60.9% | 64.2% |
|
Single family homes, number 1990 |
4,604,014 | 65,761,652 |
|
Households, 1990 |
6,079,341 | 91,993,582 |
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Persons per households, 1990 |
2.73 | 2.63 |
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Family households, 1990 |
4,384,921 | 65,049,428 |
|
Median household money income, 1995 model-based estimate |
$31,488 | $34,076 |
|
Persons below poverty, percent, 1995 model-based estimate |
18.5% | 13.8% |
|
Children below poverty, percent, 1995 model-based estimate |
26.9% | 20.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Texas | USA |
|---|---|---|
|
Private nonfarm establishments, 1997 |
459,024 | 6,894,869 |
|
Private nonfarm employment, 1997 |
7,250,925 | 105,299,123 |
|
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
297,657,003 | 3,842,061,405 |
|
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
182,516,112 | 2,460,886,012 |
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Retail sales per capita 1997 |
$9,430 | $9,190 |
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Minority-owned firms, 1992 |
241,334 | 1,965,565 |
|
Women-owned firms, 1992 |
414,179 | 5,888,883 |
|
Building permits, 1999 |
146,564 | 1,663,533 |
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Federal funds and grants, 1998 ($1000) |
92,018,565 | 1,471,379,124 |
|
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
850,380 | 10,227,429 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Texas | USA |
|---|---|---|
|
Land area, 1990 (square miles) |
261,914 | 3,536,278 |
|
Persons per square mile, 1999 |
76.5 | 77.1 |
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population
Estimates, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty
Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and
Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997
Census of Governments
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
