Texas Profile and Statistics

Texas Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Texas had 8095025 total households with the average home having 2.82 residents and the average family coming in at 3.4.

Of those homes reported, 35.6% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 24.9% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 193157 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 676544 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Texas, 2010666 people live alone, and of that, 579629 are 65 and over.

There were 3227311 (39.9%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 1603318 (19.8%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Texas

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 22789848, 35.5 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.4 are spouses. There are 7553069 children, and 1875145 comprise “other relatives.” 1084269 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 374122 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Texas Census Marital Status data

In Texas, there are 8877940 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 2915788 have never married; 4747932 are currently still married, but have separated. 201478 are legally separated, 814817 are divorced and 197925 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (9072571), 26% never married, 49.7% are married but separated while 3.4% are legally still separated. 12% are divorced and 8.9% are widowed.

Texas Fertility Rates and TX Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Texas (TX): In the 2007 report, 385005 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Texas (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 123352 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 43 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 64 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 43 babies, while there were 116 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 22.

Texas Grandparents Statistics

There are 623396 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 278613 (44.7%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 61.4% are the grandmothers and 73.7% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 66838 have done it for less than a year; 68456 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 46145 handling things 3 or 4 years and 97174 doing the job 5 or more years.

Texas School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (TX)

In Texas, 6524040 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 428509 (6.6%) are in nursery or preschool; 368939 (5.7%) are in kindergarten, while 2799486 (42.9%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 1424780 (21.8%) are slogging through High School, while 1502326 (23%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 27% (3910987); 16.7% (2417177) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (14482842), 1522349 (10.5%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 1576635 (10.9%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 3910987 (27%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 2995455 (20.7%) have some college experience but no degree; 893262 (6.2%) reached an Associate’s degree; 2417177 (16.7%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 1166977 (8.1%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Texas is 16816860. Of that, 1640091 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 20965571 (100%) – of that, 3021347 (14.4%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (3844778), 252626 (6.6%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (14895813), 1761781 (11.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (2224980), 1006940 (45.3%) have a disability.

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