Texas, USA

Basic Information

Full Name: State of Texas
Capital: Austin
Joined Union: December 29, 1845 (177 years ago)

Population (2021)

Total Population: 29.53 million people
Population Growth: +1.8% per year (2010-12)
Population Density: 109.9 people/mi²
Annual Deaths: 248,605 people/yr
Annual Births: 362,450 people/yr

Demographics

Race:
- White: 74%
- Black/African American: 12.1%
- Other: 5.8%
Hispanic Origin: 39.3%
US Citizens: 89.4%

Educational Attainment (for population age 25 and older)

College Degree and Above: 37.1% (0.914 × national average)
High School Diploma: 25% (0.926 × national average)
Less Than High School Diploma: 16.3% (1.36 × national average)

Geographic Properties (2002)

Total Area: 268,600 mi²
Land Area: 261,200 mi²
Water Area: 7,365 mi²
Farmland Area: 130 million acres
Mean Elevation: 1,706 ft
Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak, 8,753 ft
Lowest Point: Gulf of Mexico, 0 ft

Housing (2011)

Housing Units: 10.1 million
Housing Units Change: +1.275 million (2000-07)
Housing Units Change Rate: +2.2% per year (2000-07)
Households: 8.668 million
People per Household: 2.945 people (2010)

Economic Properties (2010)

Number of Businesses: 2.165 million (2007)
Nonemployer Businesses: 1.934 million
Private Non-farm Businesses: 522,146

Income Statistics

Median Household Income: $61,874.00 per year (0.985 × national average)
Per Capita Income: $31,277 per year per person (0.917 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 14.7% (1.1 × national average)

Crime Statistics (2019)

Total Rate of Crime: 2,810 crimes/100,000 people/yr
Total Number of Crimes: 814,678 crimes per year

Voting and Registration Rates (2020)

Total Voting Rate: 55.3%
Total Registration Rate: 62.1%

Public School Finance Information (2020)

Total Expenditures: $53.42 billion ($11,496 per student)
Total Revenue: $47.93 billion ($10,314 per student, 2009)
Total Debt: $62.19 billion ($13,382 per student)
Total Cash and Securities: $25.73 billion ($5,537 per student)

State Symbols

State Bird: Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
State Flower: Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus)
State Tree: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
State Motto: Friendship

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