1. Population Change in Texas and Houston Steve H. Murdock, Director Hobby Center for the Study of Texas and Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology Rice University Implications for Education, the Labor Force, and Economic Development Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

2. Total Population and Percent Population Change in Texas and the United States, 1850-2010 Total Population Percent Change YearTexasU.S. TexasU.S. 1850 212,592 23,191,876--- 1860 604,215 31,443,321184.235.6 1870 818,579 39,818,44935.526.6 1880 1,591,749 50,155,78394.526.0 1890 2,235,527 62,947,71440.425.5 1900 3,048,710 75,994,57536.420.7 1910 3,896,542 91,972,26627.821.0 1920 4,663,228 105,710,62019.714.9 1930 5,824,715 122,775,04624.916.1 1940 6,414,824 131,669,27510.17.2 1950 7,711,194 150,697,36120.214.5 1960 9,579,677 179,323,17524.219.0 1970 11,196,730 203,302,03116.913.4 1980 14,229,191 226,545,80527.111.4 1990 16,986,510 248,709,87319.49.8 2000 20,851,820 281,421,90622.813.2 2010 25,145,561 308,745,53820.69.7 Source: Derived from the U.S. Census Bureau decennial census April 1 of reported year. Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

3. Change 2000-2010 State 2000 Population 2010 PopulationNumericPercent United States281,421,906308,745,53827,323,6329.7 Texas20,851,82025,145,5614,293,74120.6 California33,871,64837,253,9563,382,30810.0 Florida15,982,37818,801,3102,818,93217.6 Georgia8,186,4539,687,6531,501,20018.3 North Carolina8,049,3139,535,4831,486,17018.5 Arizona5,130,6326,392,0171,261,38524.6 Virginia7,078,5158,001,024922,50913.0 Washington5,894,1216,724,540830,41914.1 Colorado4,301,2615,029,196727,93516.9 Nevada1,998,2572,700,551702,29435.1 Ten States in the United States with the Largest Numeric Population Increase 2000-2010 Population values as of April 1, 2000 and April 1, 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

4. Place PopulationChange 2000 2010Number Percent New York, NY8,008,2788,175,133166,8552.1 Los Angeles, CA3,694,8203,792,62197,8012.6 Chicago, IL2,896,0162,695,598-200,418-6.9 Houston, TX1,953,6312,099,451145,8207.5 Philadelphia, PA1,517,5501,526,0068,4560.6 Phoenix, AZ1,321,0451,445,632124,5879.4 San Antonio, TX1,144,6461,327,407182,76116.0 San Diego, CA1,223,4001,307,40284,0026.9 Dallas, TX1,188,5801,197,8169,2360.8 San Jose, CA894,943945,94250,9995.7 Source: U.S. Census 2000 & 2010, P.L. 94-171. Population 2000 and 2010 and Population Change 2000-2010 for the Ten Most Populous Incorporated Places in the United States

5. Councils of Governments in Texas Ranked by Total Population in 2010: Total Population in 2000 and 2010; Numeric and Percent Change, 2000-2010; and Percent of the State Population (2010) and State Population Change Total PopulationPopulation ChangePercent of State Council of Government20002010Numeric% Population 2010 Change, 2000-10 North Central Texas5,309,2776,539,9501,230,67323.226.028.7 Houston-Galveston4,854,4546,087,1331,232,67925.424.228.7 Alamo Area1,807,8682,249,011441,14324.48.910.3 Capital Area1,346,8331,830,003483,17035.97.311.3 Lower Rio Grande Valley924,7721,203,123278,35130.14.86.5 East Texas745,180829,74984,56911.33.32.0 Rio Grande704,318825,913121,59517.33.32.8 Coastal Bend549,012571,98722,9754.22.30.5 Central Texas374,518449,64175,12320.11.81.7 Panhandle402,862427,92725,0656.21.70.6 Permian Basin376,672417,67941,00710.91.71.0 South Plains377,871411,65933,7888.91.60.8 South East Texas385,090388,7453,6550.91.50.1 Deep East Texas355,862378,47722,6156.41.50.5 Heart of Texas321,536349,27327,7378.61.40.6 South Texas264,177330,59066,41325.11.31.5 West Central Texas324,901327,3902,4890.81.30.1 Brazos Valley267,085319,44752,36219.61.31.2 Ark-Tex270,468281,94711,4794.21.10.3 Nortex224,366222,860-1,506-0.70.90.0 Texoma178,200193,22915,0298.40.80.4 Golden Crescent183,905188,6264,7212.60.80.1 Middle Rio Grande154,381167,01012,6298.20.70.3 Concho Valley148,212154,1925,9804.00.60.1 State of Texas20,851,81825,145,5614,293,74120.6100.0

6. Total Population in 2000 and 2010 in Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Texas Ranked by Numerical Change Between 2000 and 2010 Total Population Change Metropolitan Statistical Area20002010Numeric% Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown4,715,4075,946,8001,231,39326.1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington5,161,5446,371,7731,210,22923.4 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos1,249,7631,716,289466,52637.3 San Antonio-New Braunfels1,711,7032,142,508430,80525.2 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission569,463774,769205,30636.1 El Paso679,622800,647121,02517.8 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood330,714405,30074,58622.6 Brownsville-Harlingen335,227406,22070,99321.2 Laredo193,117250,30457,18729.6 College Station-Bryan184,885228,66043,77523.7 Lubbock249,700284,89035,19014.1 Tyler174,706209,71435,00820.0 Corpus Christi403,280428,18524,9056.2 Amarillo226,522249,88123,35910.3 Waco213,517234,90621,38910.0 Midland116,009136,87220,86318.0 Longview194,042214,36920,32710.5 Odessa121,123137,13016,00713.2 Sherman-Denison110,595120,87710,2829.3 San Angelo105,781111,8236,0425.7 Abilene160,245162,2525,0073.1 Victoria111,663115,3843,7213.3 Texarkana*89,30692,5653,2593.6 Beaumont-Port Arthur385,090388,7453,6550.9 Wichita Falls151,524151,306-218-0.1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau *Reflects total population for Texas portion of MSA only.

7. Twenty Counties in Texas with the Largest Numeric Population Increase Between 2000 and 2010 Change 2000-2010 County20002010NumericPercent Harris County3,400,5784,092,459691,88120.3 Tarrant County1,446,2191,809,034362,81525.1 Bexar County1,392,9311,714,773321,84223.1 Collin County491,675782,341290,66659.1 Fort Bend County354,452585,375230,92365.1 Denton County432,976662,614229,63853.0 Travis County812,2801,024,266211,98626.1 Hidalgo County569,463774,769205,30636.1 Williamson County249,967422,679172,71269.1 Montgomery County293,768455,746161,97855.1 Dallas County2,218,8992,368,139149,2406.7 El Paso County679,622800,647121,02517.8 Bell County237,974310,23572,26130.4 Brazoria County241,767313,16671,39929.5 Cameron County335,227406,22070,99321.2 Hays County97,589157,10759,51861.0 Webb County193,117250,30457,18729.6 Guadalupe County89,023131,53342,51047.8 Brazos County152,415194,85142,43627.8 Galveston County250,158291,30941,15116.5 ________ Source: U.S. Census 2000 and 2010, P.L. 94-171. Population Counts as of April 1, 2000 and April 1, 2010.

8. Change Percent of Population Race/ Ethnicity*20002010NumericPercent20002010 NH White (Anglo)10,933,31311,397,345464,0324.252.445.3 Hispanic6,669,6669,460,9212,791,25541.832.037.6 NH Black2,364,2552,886,825522,57022.111.311.5 NH American Indian68,85980,58611,72717.00.3 NH Asian554,445948,426393,98171.12.73.8 NH Hawaiian/Pac. Isldr.10,75717,9207,16366.60.1 NH Some Other Race19,95833,98014,02270.30.1 NH Two or More Races230,567319,55888,99138.61.11.3 Total20,851,82025,145,5614,293,74120.6100.0 ________ Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171. *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 Total Population by Race/Ethnicity for the State of Texas, 2000 and 2010

9. Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Age 18+ Years of Age by Race/Ethnicity for Texas, 2000 and 2010 Change Percent of Population Race/Ethnicity*20002010NumericPercent20002010 NH Whites (Anglo)8,426,1669,074,684648,5187.7056.3149.64 Hispanic (All Races)4,282,9016,143,1441,860,24343.4328.6233.61 NH Black1,631,4482,076,282444,83427.2710.9011.36 NH Asian 415,219 716,968301,74972.672.773.92 NH "Other" Races70,61295,97325,36133.050.470.53 NH Two or More Races138,715172,68633,97124.490.930.94 State of Texas14,965,06118,279,7373,314,67622.15100.00 Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171 * “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 2010. 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.)

10. 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*20002010NumericPercent20002010 NH Whites (Anglo) 2,507,1472,322,661 -184,486-7.3642.5933.83 Hispanic (All Races) 2,386,7653,317,777931,01239.0140.5448.32 NH Black 732,807810,543 77,73610.6112.4511.81 NH Asian 139,226231,458 92,23266.252.373.37 NH "Other" Races 28,96236,513 7,55133.050.490.53 NH Two or More Races 91,852146,872 55,02059.901.562.14 State of Texas 5,886,7596,865,824 979,06516.63100.00 Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171 * “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 2010. 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.)

15. *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. 94-171 Prepared by the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University http://HobbyCenter.Rice.edu Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Total Population by Race/Ethnicity for the United States, 2000 and 2010 PopulationPopulation Change Percent of Total Population Race/Ethnicity*20002010NumericPercent Percent of Total Change20002010 NH White194,552,774196,817,5522,264,7781.28.369.163.7 Hispanic (All Races)35,305,81850,477,59415,171,77643.055.512.516.3 NH Black33,947,83737,685,8483,738,01111.013.712.112.2 NH Asian10,123,16914,465,1244,341,95542.915.93.64.7 NH Other7,492,3089,299,4201,807,11224.16.62.73.0 Total281,421,906308,745,53827,323,6329.7100.0

16. *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. 94-171 Prepared by the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University http://HobbyCenter.Rice.edu 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*20002010NumericPercent Percent of Total Change20002010 NH White44,027,08739,716,562-4,310,525-9.8-228.460.953.5 Hispanic (All Races)12,342,25917,130,8914,788,63238.8253.717.123.1 NH Black10,610,26410,362,183-248,081-2.3-13.114.714.0 NH Asian2,420,2743,176,129755,85531.240.03.34.3 NH Other2,893,9283,795,702901,77431.247.84.05.1 Total72,293,81274,181,4671,887,6552.6100.0

17. Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Total Population by Race/Ethnicity for the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA, 2000 and 2010 Change Percent of Population Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010Numeric Percent 2000 2010 NH Whites (Anglo) 2,274,829 2,360,472 85,6433.7648.2439.69 Hispanic (All Races) 1,353,477 2,099,412 745,93555.1128.7035.30 NH Black 783,955 998,883 214,92827.4216.6316.80 NH Asian 226,308 384,596 158,28869.944.806.47 NH "Other" Races 18,867 27,895 9,02847.850.400.47 NH Two or More Races 57,971 75,542 17,57130.311.231.27 Houston-Sugar Land- Baytown MSA 4,715,407 5,946,800 1,231,39326.11100.00 Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171 * “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 2010. 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.)

18. 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* 2000 2010Numeric Percent 2000 2010 NH Whites (Anglo) 546,716 498,328 -48,388-8.8539.9629.98 Hispanic (All Races) 489,912 745,414 255,50252.1535.8144.84 NH Black 245,599 283,635 38,03615.4917.9517.06 NH Asian 58,077 92,279 34,20258.894.255.55 NH "Other" Races 5,753 8,358 2,60545.280.420.50 NH Two or More Races 21,936 34,276 12,34056.251.602.06 Houston-Sugar Land- Baytown MSA 1,367,993 1,662,290 294,29721.51100.00 Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171 * “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 2010. 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.)

19. Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Total Population by Race/Ethnicity for the City of Houston, 2000 and 2010 Change Percent of Population Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric Percent 2000 2010 NH Whites (Anglo) 601,851 537,901 -63,950-10.6330.8125.62 Hispanic (All Races) 730,865 919,668 188,80325.8337.4143.81 NH Black 487,851 485,956 -1,895-0.3924.9723.15 NH Asian 102,706 124,859 22,15321.575.265.95 NH "Other" Races 6,528 8,367 1,83928.170.000.40 NH Two or More Races 23,830 22,700 -1,130-4.741.221.08 City Houston 1,953,631 2,099,451 145,8207.46 100.00 Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171 * “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 2010. 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.)

20. 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* 2000 2010 Numeric Percent 2000 2010 NH Whites (Anglo)102,37879,042 -23,336 -22.7919.0814.56 Hispanic (All Races)254,414306,315 51,901 20.4047.4156.41 NH Black147,819124,600 -23,219 -15.7127.5422.95 NH Asian22,51522,682 167 0.744.204.18 NH "Other" Races1,8392,226 387 28.170.340.41 NH Two or More Races7,6938,159 466 6.061.431.50 Houston536,658543,024 6,366 1.19 100.00 Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171 * “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 2010. 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.)

21. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

22. Total and Percent of the Texas Population in Poverty and Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity, 1999 and 2009 1999 2009 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 1,658,43425.4$38,536 2,364,40726.4$35,628 Black 525,08223.4$37,803 630,47923.1$35,438 Asian 65,04811.9$64,576 105,18612.1$63,692 Other42,58613.9NA40,00011.9NA Total 3,117,60915.4$51,506 4,150,24217.2$50,043 *In 2009 Dollars Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and American Community Survey, 2009

23. 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 White8,026,0498.325.332.533.9 Black1,705,70915.030.436.518.1 Hispanic*4,876,51742.525.221.410.9 Asian580,15914.215.417.253.2 Total15,361,55720.125.428.925.5 ________ Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2009. *Includes Hispanic persons of all races.

24. PROJECTIONS Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

25. Population in Harris County by Race/Ethnicity in 2000 and Projectionsby Race/Ethnicity from 2010 to 2040

26. Percent of Population in Harris County by Race/Ethnicity in 2000 and Projections of the Population in Harris County by Race/Ethnicity from 2010 to 2040

27. Harris County, Population by Age Group, continued

28. District/County/School Year White (%) African American (%)Hispanic (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Native American (%) Total Enrollment Houston ISD (Harris) 2000-200110.032.154.92.90.1208,462 2010-20117.826.261.93.20.2204,245 Dallas ISD (Dallas) 2000-20017.835.954.51.40.4161,548 2010-20114.625.068.21.20.4157,162 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (Harris) 2000-200158.510.023.47.90.263,497 2010-201131.015.542.58.00.2106,097 Northside ISD (Bexar) 2000-200136.76.654.32.20.263,739 2010-201120.16.267.83.10.295,581 Austin ISD (Travis) 2000-200133.715.747.82.50.377,816 2010-201124.39.560.33.40.385,697 Fort Worth ISD ( Tarrant) 2000-200121.430.945.42.10.279,661 2010-201114.323.459.21.80.381,651 Fort Bend ISD (Fort Bend) 2000-200137.828.018.116.00.153,999 2010-201120.329.425.921.40.668,948 North East ISD (Bexar) 2000-200149.19.438.82.50.250,875 2010-201132.07.354.13.60.366,604 Arlington ISD (Tarrant) 2000-200147.321.324.06.80.658,866 2010-201126.223.241.86.80.464,484 El Paso ISD (El Paso) 2000-200115.24.878.51.20.362,325 2010-201110.74.182.81.20.364,330 Total Public School Students by Race/Ethnicity in the 10 Largest* School Districts in Texas, 2000-2001 and 2010-2011 *Largest enrollment based on 2010-2011 school year Source: Data compiled by the Texas State Data Center from Texas Education Agency, Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) District Profiles

29. The mark of a truly educated man is to be moved deeply by statistics. George Bernard Shaw

30. Steve Murdock Phone: 210-867-4385 E-mail: shm3@rice.edushm3@rice.edu Website: http://hobbycenter.rice.edu