Texas

Population, income, and housing across 254 counties and 1,863 cities & places.

Population: 29,640,343
Median household income: $76,292
Median home value: $260,400

With 29,640,343 residents, Texas spans 254 counties and 1,863 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Texas's population grew 4.9% from 28,260,856 to 29,640,343, while its median home value rose 51.0% from $172,500 to $260,400.

Owners occupy 62.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,640,343
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $76,292
Median home value: $260,400
Median gross rent: $1,339
Housing units: 11,890,808
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,260,85629,640,343

Median household income

$61,874$76,292

Median home value

$172,500$260,400

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,339

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,260,856	$61,874	$172,500	$1,045
2020	28,635,442	$63,826	$187,200	$1,082
2021	28,862,581	$67,321	$202,600	$1,146
2022	29,243,342	$73,035	$238,000	$1,251
2023	29,640,343	$76,292	$260,400	$1,339

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,928,242	6.5%
5 to 17	5,554,288	18.7%
18 to 24	2,863,182	9.7%
25 to 34	4,278,912	14.4%
35 to 44	4,141,445	14.0%
45 to 54	3,645,897	12.3%
55 to 64	3,322,832	11.2%
65 to 74	2,399,654	8.1%
75 and over	1,505,891	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,832,668	39.9%
Black or African American	3,528,533	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44,974	0.2%
Asian	1,557,270	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24,165	0.1%
Some other race	105,597	0.4%
Two or more races	850,002	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,697,134	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,759,723	14.3%
High school graduate	4,691,708	24.3%
Some college or associate's	5,461,229	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,078,930	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,303,041	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,242,925	73.2%
Carpooled	1,372,704	9.8%
Public transit	133,038	1.0%
Walked	202,101	1.4%
Bicycle	29,292	0.2%
Worked from home	1,796,441	12.8%
Other means	216,093	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,004,438	24.6%
15 to 29 min	4,431,674	36.3%
30 to 44 min	2,700,492	22.1%
45 to 59 min	1,056,406	8.7%
60+ min	1,003,143	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 13.8% (4,005,417 of 29,016,925)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,310,348	68.0%
Nonfamily households	3,436,892	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,747,240	90.4%
Vacant	1,143,568	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,723,729	62.6%
Renter-occupied	4,023,511	37.4%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,676,939	64.6%
1-unit, attached	339,962	2.9%
2 to 4 units	622,468	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1,205,324	10.1%
20 or more units	1,239,436	10.4%
Mobile home & other	806,679	6.8%

Geography

State FIPS: 48
USPS: TX
Land area: 261,259 sq mi
Water area: 7,340 sq mi
Center point: 31.4347, -99.2818

Texas rankings

Counties

254