The Demographic Characteristics of Texas Kids Steve H. Murdock Director of the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas and Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology Rice University Kids Count Houston September 7, 2011

Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Less than 18 Years of Age by Race/Ethnicity for Texas, 2000 and 2010 Change Percent of Population Race/Ethnicity* NumericPercent NH Whites (Anglo) 2,507,1472,322, , Hispanic (All Races) 2,386,7653,317,777931, NH Black 732,807810,543 77, NH Asian 139,226231,458 92, NH "Other" Races 28,96236,513 7, NH Two or More Races 91,852146,872 55, State of Texas 5,886,7596,865, , Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L * “Other Race” is comprised of Native American and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and “Some Other Race” as per the Census 2000 and Census Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are non-Hispanic (e.g., non- Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, etc.)

*Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are Non-Hispanic. Non-Hispanic Other includes persons identifying themselves as Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic Some Other Race, or Non-Hispanic and a combination of two or more races. Source: U.S. Census 2000 & 2010, P.L Prepared by the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Under Age 18 by Race/Ethnicity for the United States, 2000 and 2010 PopulationPopulation Change Percent of Total Population Race/Ethnicity* NumericPercent Percent of Total Change NH White44,027,08739,716,562-4,310, Hispanic (All Races)12,342,25917,130,8914,788, NH Black10,610,26410,362, , NH Asian2,420,2743,176,129755, NH Other2,893,9283,795,702901, Total72,293,81274,181,4671,887,

*Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are Non-Hispanic. Non-Hispanic Other includes persons identifying themselves as Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic Some Other Race, or Non-Hispanic and a combination of two or more races. Source: U.S. Census 2000 & 2010, P.L Prepared by the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Under Age 18 by Race/Ethnicity for Metropolitan Central City Counties in Texas, 2000 and 2010 PopulationPopulation ChangePercent of Total Population Race/Ethnicity* NumericPercent Percent of Total Change NH White1,363,9751,158, , Hispanic (All Races)1,864,7102,550,373685, NH Black576,904621,47344, NH Asian103,312143,97240, NH Other82,532113,96931, Total3,991,4334,588,580597,

*Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are Non-Hispanic. Non-Hispanic Other includes persons identifying themselves as Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic Some Other Race, or Non-Hispanic and a combination of two or more races. Source: U.S. Census 2000 & 2010, P.L Prepared by the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Under Age 18 by Race/Ethnicity for Metropolitan Suburban Counties In Texas, 2000 and 2010 PopulationPopulation ChangePercent of Total Population Race/Ethnicity* NumericPercent Percent of Total Change NH White737,700812,06774, Hispanic (All Races)240,649438,429197, NH Black87,706132,91545, NH Asian33,33183,62650, NH Other26,39252,58426, Total1,125,7781,519,621393,

*Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are Non-Hispanic. Non-Hispanic Other includes persons identifying themselves as Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic Some Other Race, or Non-Hispanic and a combination of two or more races. Source: U.S. Census 2000 & 2010, P.L Prepared by the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population 18 and Older by Race/Ethnicity for Non-Metropolitan Counties in Texas, 2000 and 2010 PopulationPopulation ChangePercent of Total Population Race/Ethnicity* NumericPercent Percent of Total Change NH White1,429,1621,453,39624, Hispanic (All Races)495,474625,881130, NH Black182,054183,6031, NH Asian7,95512,4494, NH Other23,07927,4404, Total2,137,7242,302,769165,

Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Less than 18 Years of Age by Race/Ethnicity for the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA, 2000 and 2010 Change Percent of Population Race/Ethnicity* Numeric Percent NH Whites (Anglo) 546, , , Hispanic (All Races) 489, , , NH Black 245, ,635 38, NH Asian 58,077 92,279 34, NH "Other" Races 5,753 8,358 2, NH Two or More Races 21,936 34,276 12, Houston-Sugar Land- Baytown MSA 1,367,993 1,662, , Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L * “Other Race” is comprised of Native American and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and “Some Other Race” as per the Census 2000 and Census Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are non-Hispanic (e.g., non- Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, etc.)

Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Less than 18 Years of Age by Race/Ethnicity for Harris County, 2000 and 2010 Change Percent of Population Race/Ethnicity* Numeric Percent NH Whites (Anglo)324,186264,016-60, Hispanic (All Races)403,640588,970185, NH Black194,927213,15018, NH Asian42,27154,89712, NH "Other" Races3,9065,5261, NH Two or More Races15,62621,2765, Harris County984,5561,147,835163, Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L * “Other Race” is comprised of Native American and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and “Some Other Race” as per the Census 2000 and Census Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are non-Hispanic (e.g., non- Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, etc.)

Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Less Than 18 Years of Age by Race/Ethnicity for the City of Houston, 2000 and 2010 Change Percent of Population Race/Ethnicity* Numeric Percent NH Whites (Anglo)102,37879, , Hispanic (All Races)254,414306,315 51, NH Black147,819124, , NH Asian22,51522, NH "Other" Races1,8392, NH Two or More Races7,6938, Houston536,658543,024 6, Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L * “Other Race” is comprised of Native American and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and “Some Other Race” as per the Census 2000 and Census Hispanic includes persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are non-Hispanic (e.g., non- Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, etc.)

Change Percent of Population Race/ Ethnicity* NumericPercent NH White(Anglo)726,422690,033-36, Hispanic408,769659,472250, NH Black227,287277,20549, NH American Indian5,3376, NH Asian51,09588,87637, NH Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1,2971, NH Some Other Race2,4263,6161, NH Two or More Races28,07846,89318, Total1,450,7111,773,862323, ________ Source: U.S. Census 2000 and 2010, P.L Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as defined by OMB in *Hispanic includes Hispanic persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are non-Hispanic (non-Hispanic White[Anglo], non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic American Indian, non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic Some Other Race, non-Hispanic Two or More Races). Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population by Race/Ethnicity for the Population Less than Age 18 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2000 and 2010

Change Percent of Population Race/ Ethnicity* NumericPercent NH White(Anglo)199,648126,804-72, Hispanic240,829336,10895, NH Black142,749148,2155, NH American Indian1,9871, NH Asian21,88727,4785, NH Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NH Some Other Race9921, NH Two or More Races10,69312,5831, Total619,031654,26335, ________ Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L *Hispanic includes Hispanic persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are non-Hispanic (non-Hispanic White[Anglo], non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic American Indian, non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic Some Other Race, non-Hispanic Two or More Races). Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population by Race/Ethnicity for the Population Less than Age 18 in Dallas County, Texas, 2000 and 2010

Change Percent of Population Race/ Ethnicity* NumericPercent NH White(Anglo)60,18345,854-14, Hispanic150,255183,40733, NH Black92,44375,966-16, NH American Indian NH Asian6,9016, NH Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NH Some Other Race NH Two or More Races4,4634, Total315,576317,1281, ________ Source: U.S. Census 2000 and 2010, P.L *Hispanic includes Hispanic persons of all races. All other race/ethnicity categories shown here are non-Hispanic (non-Hispanic White[Anglo], non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic American Indian, non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic Some Other Race, non-Hispanic Two or More Races). Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population by Race/Ethnicity for the Population Less than Age 18 in Dallas, Texas, 2000 and 2010

Enrollment and Change in Enrollment of Economically Disadvantaged and All Students by Ethnicity in Texas Public Schools, and School Years Enrollment10-Year Change Race/Ethnic Category NumericPercent Economically Disadvantaged White368,387402,05733, African American364,434460,70396, Other36,58957,85221, Hispanic1,146,0711,765,647619, Total1,915,4812,686,259770, Total White1,746,8961,616, , African American568,757671,871103, Other112,068186,48774, Hispanic1,526,7132,275,098748, Total3,954,4344,749,571795, Source: Texas Education Agency, Enrollment in Texas Public Schools, Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

District/County/School Year White (%) African American (%)Hispanic (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Native American (%) Total Enrollment Houston ISD (Harris) , ,769 Dallas ISD (Dallas) , ,605 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (Harris) , ,546 Northside ISD (Bexar) , ,544 Austin ISD (Travis) , ,181 Fort Worth ISD ( Tarrant) , ,732 Fort Bend ISD (Fort Bend) , ,780 Arlington ISD (Tarrant) , ,560 North East ISD (Bexar) , ,910 El Paso ISD (El Paso) , ,839 Total Public School Students by Race/Ethnicity in the 10 Largest* School Districts in Texas, and *Largest enrollment based on school year Source: Data compiled by the Texas State Data Center from Texas Education Agency, Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) District Profiles

Total and Percent of the Texas Population in Poverty and Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity, 1999 and Population in Poverty% Median Household Income* Population in Poverty% Median Household Income Anglo 826,4597.8$60,839 1,010,1709.0$59,836 Hispanic 1,658, $38,536 2,364, $35,628 Black 525, $37, , $35,438 Asian 65, $64, , $63,692 Other42, NA40, NA Total 3,117, $51,506 4,150, $50,043 *In 2009 Dollars Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and American Community Survey, 2009

Total and Percent of the United States Population in Poverty and Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity, 1999 and Population in Poverty% Median Household Income* Population in Poverty% Median Household Income Anglo15,414,1198.1$58,52319,462, $54,671 Hispanic7,797, $43,44211,130, $39,923 Black8,146, $37,9569,407, $33,463 Asian1,257, $66,9611,539, $68,780 Other1,284, NA1,327, NA Total 33,899, $54,172 42,868, $50,221 *In 2009 Dollars Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and American Community Survey, 2009 Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

Educational Attainment for the Texas Population Age 25 and Older by Race/Ethnicity, 2009 Race Ethnicity Population Age 25 and Older Less than high school High school diploma Some college or associates degree Bachelor or more Non-Hispanic White8,026, Black1,705, Hispanic*4,876, Asian580, Total15,361, ________ Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, *Includes Hispanic persons of all races.

Educational Attainment for the United States Population Age 25 and Older by Race/Ethnicity, 2009 Race Ethnicity Population Age 25 and Older Less than high school High school diploma Some college or associates degree Bachelor or more Non-Hispanic White139,962, Black22,975, Hispanic*26,106, Asian9,404, Total201,952, ________ Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, *Includes Hispanic persons of all races.

Projected Percent of Households in Poverty by Family Type in Texas, 2000 and 2040

Projected Percent of Labor Force by Educational Attainment in Texas, 2000 and 2040 Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

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