The University of Texas at San Antonio Applied Demography Society Alumni Lecture Series October 21, 2014 San Antonio, TX

The Office of the State Demographer disseminates demographic and related socioeconomic data to the State of Texas and the general public. The State Demographer’s Office monitors demographic and socioeconomic changes in the State in order to better inform the executive and legislative branches of Texas government. Special emphasis is placed on data that may be useful to policy makers in dealing with issues regarding the demand for state services. Mission

Data Portal, Publications, and Reports Population Estimates and Projections Program Resource Witness at Legislative Hearings Public Presentations Data Requests Custom Research Projects Annual Conference for Data Users and Applied Demography Conference Meeting the Mission

Population Projections, Texas, Source: Texas State Data Center Population Estimates and Projections Program, 2012 Projections Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity Migration Scenario

Policy Areas Impacted by Texas Demography Projecting the educational attainment of the future Texas labor force Estimating and projecting the need for adult basic education Estimating and projecting the transit urban gaps Projecting obesity and diabetes for the Texas population Identifying demographic, socioeconomic, geospatial, and housing characteristics related to household energy consumption Streamlining the waiver application process for nursing facility placement applications TxDOT One-Stop online demographic tool 5

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Percent of Population with High School Degree or Higher, 2010 and 2030

Percent of Population with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2010 to 2030

Nursing Facility Placement Web Application 9

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Projected Increase in Obesity in Texas by Ethnicity, 2006 to Source: Office of the State Demographer projections, using migration scenario population projections

Demographics & Destiny 12

13 Hans Rosling’s The Joy of Stats BBC Four

Contact Office: (512) or (210) Website: Office of the State Demographer 14