Texas

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2022 Population
29.2M
1.32% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2022 Poverty Rate
13.9%
0.615% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$73,035
8.49% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Texas had a population of 29.2M people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $73,035. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Texas grew from 28.9M to 29.2M, a 1.32% increase and its median household income grew from $67,321 to $73,035, a 8.49% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Texas are White (Non-Hispanic) (40.1%), White (Hispanic) (19%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.8%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.5%).

35.1% of the households in Texas reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.9% of the residents in Texas are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Texas are Texas A & M University-College Station (20,117 degrees awarded in 2022), The University of Texas at Austin (17,432 degrees), and The University of Texas at Arlington (13,900 degrees).

Most people in Texas drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Texas was 2 cars per household.

Texas borders Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

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Economy

The economy of Texas employs N/A people. The largest industries in Texas are Construction (1,031,046 people), Elementary & secondary schools (917,205 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (863,148 people), and the highest paying industries are Oil & gas extraction ($153,741), Software publishing ($141,071), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($136,601).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
5,839,950
Women
46.1%
6,836,831
Men
53.9%

The workforce of Texas in 2020 was 12,676,781 people, with 46.1% woman, and 53.9% men.

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Workforce and Wage by Location

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In 2022 there were 13,118,970 people working in Texas. The Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA) that concentrated the largest workforce were Hunt & Rockwall Counties--Rockwall, Greenville & Dallas (Far Northeast) Cities PUMA, TX (97,798 people), Denton County (North & West)--Denton City (Outer) PUMA, TX (95,876 people), and Capital Area COG--Williamson County (West), Cedar Park & Leander Cities PUMA, TX (95,276 people).

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Texas colored by workforce or average wage.

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Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Texas stayed at a rate of NaNM%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Texas, are Other managers (348,128 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (347,715 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (321,487 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Texas.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Texas stayed at a rate of NaNM%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Texas, are Construction (1,031,046 people), Elementary & secondary schools (917,205 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (863,148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Texas, though some of these residents may live in Texas and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,141
Median earning men ± $224
$36,245
Median earning women ± $157

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,471), Information ($72,272), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,183).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,481), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,165), and Public Administration ($50,984).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 57,857
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 36,304
    Retail Trade
  3. 36,037
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The most partisan county was Roberts County, TX with 96.2% of the vote going to Donald J. Trump running for the Republican Party.

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Popular Vote by County

Donald J. Trump
Popular Vote for Texas
52.1% for the Republican Party
Most Partisan Counties in Texas
  1. 96.2% for Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)
  2. 95.4% for Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)
  3. 95% for Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)

In the 2020 presidential election, the most partisan county in Texas was Roberts County, TX with 96.2% of the vote going to Donald J. Trump running for the Republican Party.

The following map shows the counties in Texas colored by their party leaning.

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US Senators from Texas

John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Texas are Hispanic or Latino (147,384 and 38.7%), followed by White (140,414 and 36.9%), Black or African American (45,338 and 11.9%), and Asian (27,062 and 7.11%).

The largest universities in Texas by number of degrees awarded are Texas A & M University-College Station (20,117 and NaNM%), The University of Texas at Austin (17,432 and NaNM%), and The University of Texas at Arlington (13,900 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in Texas are General Studies (38,700 and NaNM%), General Business Administration & Management (22,601 and NaNM%), and Registered Nursing (19,117 and NaNM%).

The median tuition costs in Texas are $24,120 for private four year colleges, and $5,936 and $16,203 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In false, 0% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Texas in false were N/A.

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Housing & Living

People in Texas have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Texas is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Texas is $73,035. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Texas was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $121,303, followed by Collin County, TX and Glasscock County, TX, with respective values of $113,255 and $112,188.

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Texas was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $121,303, followed by Collin County, TX and Glasscock County, TX, with respective values of $113,255 and $112,188.

The following map shows all of the counties in Texas colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,035
Median Household Income
± $227
N/A
Number of Households
± 0

In 2022, the median household income of the N/A households in Texas grew to $73,035 from the previous year's value of $67,321.

The following chart displays the households in Texas distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

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Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A
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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (75.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (11%)
  3. Carpooled (9.72%)

In 2022, 75.1% of workers in Texas drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (9.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Texas have a shorter commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Texas have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Texas distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Texas have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Texas (3.99M out of 28.6M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Texas is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Texas has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1641 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1629 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 691 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,641 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,641 patients per year. This represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1,629 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

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Uninsured
N/A%
Employer Coverage
N/A%
Medicaid
N/A%
Medicare
N/A%
Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Texas N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

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