2024 ACS PUMS
Texas Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Texas, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Texas is home to 31,290,831 people across 217 PUMAs, with a median household income of $79,697 and a median age of 36.9.
31,290,831
Population
$79,697
Median HH income
35.2%
Bachelor's+
$300,000
Median home value
Texas at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $79,697 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $96,449 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $64,361 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $30,508 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 13.4% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 65.7% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 39.2 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,353 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 24.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $805 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $26 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $43,726 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 305.9 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $2,838 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,769 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $229 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $2,850 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.2% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 86.7% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Science | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Production | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 8.2% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 1.3% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 7.9% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 8.3% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.2% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 5.6% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 6.6% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 3.8% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 17.2% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 63.4% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 28.3% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 13.3% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 28 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 82.6% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 1.0% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 12.9% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31.8 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $300,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,482 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 31.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 62.3% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 5 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1990 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 65.6% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $180 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $250 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $50 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 50 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $400 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,600 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,300 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,460 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $590 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $3,550 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $540 | $577 |
| Statistic | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 31,290,831 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 36.9 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 48.9% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40.3% | 20.0% |
| Black | 12.0% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $2,218 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 2.2 | 2 |
Texas's 217 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Texas's 217 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
89,245 – 114,463
114,463 – 123,022
123,022 – 135,177
135,177 – 150,617
150,617 – 172,970
172,970 – 267,073
All PUMAs in Texas
Denton County (North & West)--Denton City (Outer)267,073Hunt & Rockwall Counties--Rockwall, Greenville & Dallas (Far Northeast) Cities255,789Collin County (East)254,819Texoma COG--Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties233,586Ellis County232,318Tarrant County (Northwest)--Fort Worth (Northwest) & Saginaw Cities228,574Capital Area COG--Williamson County (West), Cedar Park & Leander Cities228,437Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (West), Conroe City (West)217,631Fort Bend County (Northwest)215,367Central Texas COG--Bell County (North, East & South), Temple & Belton Cities213,624Bexar County (South)--San Antonio City (Far South)213,428Travis County (Northeast)--Pflugerville, Manor Cities & Wells Branch213,280Capital Area COG (East)--Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette & Lee Counties211,537Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (Northeast), Conroe City (East)210,515Johnson County210,392Central Texas COG (West), Burnet & Llano Counties209,254Bexar County (Northwest)--San Antonio (Far Northwest) & Helotes Cities206,568Denton County (East Central)--Frisco (West), The Colony & Little Elm Cities206,413Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County203,949Travis County (West, South & Outside Austin City)202,830Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County201,740Capital Area COG--Williamson County (North), Georgetown (East) & Taylor Cities200,708Fort Bend County (North)--Mission Bend (Southwest), Cinco Ranch & Four Corners199,397Kaufman County197,805Houston-Galveston Area Council (West)197,740Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Guadalupe County195,354West Central Texas COG (Outside Taylor County)192,906Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (Southeast)191,695Harris County (Far North)--Tomball City & The Woodlands (Southwest)191,214El Paso City (East)187,173Central Texas COG--Bell County (West), Killeen & Harker Heights Cities186,015Galveston County (Northwest)--League City & Friendswood City184,662Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City183,685Galveston County (Central, South & East)--Galveston, Texas City & La Marque Cities183,153Parker County179,679Collin County (Central)--McKinney City177,380Heart of Texas COG--Outside McLennan County & Navarro County172,970Panhandle Regional Planning Commission--Outside Potter & Randall Counties172,228North Texas Regional Planning Commission--Outside Wichita County & Wise County171,870South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Outer)171,462Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties171,397Collin County (South Central)--Allen, Murphy, Plano (East) & Parker Cities170,312Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City170,095Capital Area COG (Southwest)--Hays County (East)167,877Brazos Valley COG (Outside Brazos County) & Milam County167,096Harris County (Far North)--Spring166,558Austin City (Northeast)166,221Harris County (North)--Houston (North), Humble Cities & Atascocita165,784Bexar County (North)--San Antonio City (Far North) & Timberwood Park165,606Ark-Tex COG (West)162,015Houston City (West Central)--South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610161,948Tarrant County (Southwest)--Fort Worth (Southwest) & Benbrook Cities161,725Denton County (South Central)--Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City161,079Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast)160,162Austin City (Central)159,285South Texas Development Council-Webb County (North & East)-Laredo City (Outer)158,129Tarrant County (South Central)--Fort Worth City (Southeast)-South of I-20157,134South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central)156,325Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (Central), Alvin City155,646Heart of Texas COG--McLennan County-Waco (Outer), Hewitt & Robinson Cities155,101Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission (North) & Wilson & Karnes Counties155,006North Central Texas COG (West)--Hood, Erath, Palo Pinto & Somervell Counties154,519Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities153,701Deep East Texas COG (Central)--Angelina & Nacogdoches Counties153,438Collin County (Southwest)--Dallas (North), Plano (South) & Richardson (North) Cities153,170Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (North), Pearland City152,170San Antonio (Northeast), Kirby & Windcrest Cities152,055Collin County (Northwest)--Celina City & Prosper Town151,672Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City150,864Cameron County (South)--Brownsville City (Central)150,856El Paso County (Outside El Paso City)--Horizon City150,633Alamo Area COG (Southwest)150,626Capital Area COG--Williamson County (Southeast), Round Rock City150,617Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (Randall County)--Amarillo City (South)150,380West Central Texas COG--Taylor County, Abilene City148,705Williamson County (South)--Austin City (Far North), Brushy Creek & Jollyville147,829Harris County (North)--Houston City (North)-I-45, Between Beltway TX-8 & FM-1960147,556East Texas COG (Southwest)--Henderson & Anderson Counties146,789Alamo Area COG (Northwest) & Blanco County146,564Denton County (Far Southeast)--Carrollton (North) & Dallas (North) Cities146,203El Paso City (Northwest)145,583Harris County (Northeast)--Houston City (Far Northeast)145,542El Paso City (Central)145,099Orange & Hardin Counties144,796Fort Bend County (South)144,572Middle Rio Grande Development Council--Excluding Dimmit & La Salle Counties144,090Tarrant County (East)--Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities143,344Denton County (Central)--Denton (Central) & Corinth Cities142,974Houston City (Northeast)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8142,903Austin City (Southeast)142,625Harris County (Far Northwest)142,364Harris County (Northwest)--North of US-290 & North of FM-1960142,347East Texas COG (Northwest)--Van Zandt, Wood, Camp & Rains Counties142,263Jefferson County (Outside Beaumont City)--Port Arthur City141,325Fort Worth (Northeast)--Hurst (South) Cities, North of I-30140,936Tarrant County (East)--Arlington (East) & Grand Prairie (West Central) Cities140,224Fort Worth City (North)--East of I-35W & West of US-377140,051Houston (West) & Hunters Creek Village Cities--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8139,522Fort Bend County (Northeast)--Sugar Land & Stafford Cities138,797Hidalgo County (Central)--McAllen City138,644Dallas County (East)--Mesquite City (Central & Southeast)138,088Hidalgo County (South Central)--Pharr, San Juan & Hidalgo Cities138,069Dallas (East) & Mesquite (West) Cities--South of I-30 & West of I-635137,483Dallas County (Southeast)--Dallas City (Southeast)137,187Harris County (North)--North of FM-1960, West of I-45 & East of TX-249136,353Houston City (South Central)--South of US-59, West of I-45 & Inside Loop I-610136,192Harris County (East)--Baytown City135,745Dallas City (Downtown)--North of I-30135,305Harris County (West)--Houston City (West)-North of US-90 & West of TX-6135,177El Paso City (North)135,111Tarrant County (Southeast)--Mansfield (North) & Arlington (Southwest) Cities134,873Fort Bend County (Central)--Rosenberg City, Pecan Grove & New Territory134,209Coastal Bend COG (Northeast)133,236San Antonio City (Northwest)--Between Loop TX-1604 & Loop I-410132,861Dallas County (Northwest)--Irving (North), Coppell & Carrollton (Southwest) Cities132,389Dallas County (Northeast)--Rowlett & Garland (Northeast) Cities131,604Dallas City (West Central)--East of Loop TX-12 & West of I-35E131,127Houston City (Southeast)--West of Pasadena City & Outside Loop I-610130,483Fort Worth City (South Central) & Edgecliff Village Town130,322Dallas City (Northeast)--East of US-75130,307North Texas Regional Planning Commission (Wichita County)--Wichita Falls City130,138Fort Worth City (East Central)-South of I-30, East of I-35W & Inside Loop I-820130,133Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North)129,737East Texas COG (Central)--Smith County (West) (Tyler City)129,552East Texas COG (Southeast)--Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties129,504Houston City (South)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8128,947Hidalgo County (East)--Alamo & Donna Cities128,328Collin County (Northwest)--Frisco City (East)127,754Cameron County (East)--Brownsville City (North)127,504Dallas (Northeast) & Mesquite (North) Cities--North of I-30 & West of I-635126,714East Texas COG (Central)--Gregg County (Longview City)126,598San Antonio City (Southeast)--Inside Loop I-410126,481Fort Bend County (East)--Missouri City126,098Austin City (Northwest)126,060Houston City (West)--East of TX-6 & West of Beltway TX-8126,046Tarrant County (North)--North Richland Hills (North) & Keller Cities125,768Brazos County--College Station & Bryan Cities (Central)125,602Houston City (North)--South of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8124,954Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County, Corpus Christi City (Outer)124,868East Texas COG (Northeast)--Harrison, Upshur & Marion Counties124,543Brazos County--College Station & Bryan Cities (Outer)124,137Capital Area COG (Southwest)--Hays County (West)123,799Dallas County (Northwest)--Irving (Central) & Dallas (Northwest) Cities123,518Hidalgo County (Southwest)--Mission City123,178Fort Worth City (North Central) & Haltom City (North)--Inside Loop I-820123,022Austin City (South)122,546San Antonio City (North)--Hollywood Park Town & Shavano Park City122,444Bexar County (Northeast)--San Antonio (Northeast), Universal City & Converse Cities122,016South Plains Association of Governments--Outside Lubbock County121,880Houston City (North Central)--North of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610121,589Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek121,395Dallas City (East Central)--South of I-30 & East of I-35E121,141Denton County (Southeast)--Lewisville City120,996Tarrant County (Southeast)--Arlington (Southeast) & Grand Prairie (Southwest) Cities120,430Ark-Tex COG (East)--Bowie & Cass Counties120,330Concho Valley COG--Tom Green County, San Angelo City120,275Houston City (North)--West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8119,763Tarrant County (East)--Arlington City (West)-South of I-30 & East of Loop I-820119,731Tarrant County (Northeast)--Grapevine, Southlake & Colleyville Cities119,644Houston City (West)--South of I-10 & West of TX-6119,533East Texas COG (Central)--Smith County (Outside Tyler City)119,450Houston (Southeast) & Webster Cities119,380San Antonio City (Northeast)--Inside Loop I-410119,357Houston (Southeast), Pasadena (Southeast), La Porte (South) & Seabrook (East) Cities119,037Hidalgo County (North & West)119,006Harris County (Southeast)--Pasadena City (North & Central)-Inside Beltway TX-8118,403Dallas County (West)--Grand Prairie (Central) & Dallas (Southwest) Cities118,206Harris County (Northwest)--South of US-290 & West of TX-6117,415San Antonio City (West)--Between Loop TX-1604 & Loop I-410117,287Hidalgo County (Southeast)--Weslaco & Mercedes Cities116,576Dallas County (Southwest)--Cedar Hill & Duncanville Cities116,298Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (Northwest)115,854Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview115,830Houston City (East Central)--East of I-45 & Inside Loop I-610115,590Collin County (Southwest)--Plano City (West)115,452Dallas County (West)--Irving (South) & Grand Prairie (North) Cities115,432Dallas County (South)--DeSoto & Lancaster Cities115,383Dallas (Far North) & Richardson (Southwest) Cities115,032Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (Potter County)--Amarillo City (North)114,859Heart of Texas COG--McLennan County-Waco City (Central)114,828South Texas Development Council (North)--Webb County, Laredo City (Central)114,463Tarrant County (West)--Fort Worth City (West)114,453Houston City (Southwest)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8114,039San Antonio City (Southwest)--Inside Loop I-410113,832South Texas Development Council (South)--Coastal Bend COG (West), Dimmit & La Salle113,574San Antonio City (West)--Inside Loop I-410113,309Dallas (West Central), University Park Cities & Highland Park Town113,306San Antonio (Northwest) & Leon Valley Cities113,040Jefferson County (North Central)--Beaumont City112,653Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission (Southeast)--Victoria & Calhoun Counties112,402Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (South Central)112,318Houston City (West)--Westpark Tollway, Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8112,171El Paso City (Southeast)--Socorro City112,095Houston (West) & Spring Valley Village Cities--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8111,532San Antonio City (Central)110,532San Antonio City (Northeast)--Between Loop TX-1604 & Loop I-410110,458Houston City (Northwest)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8110,282Austin City (North)109,704Houston (East), Galena Park, Jacinto Cities & Cloverleaf109,531Dallas County (Northeast)--Garland City (South)109,397Coastal Bend COG (Central) & Willacy County108,965Houston (Southeast) & South Houston Cities--Inside Beltway TX-8108,436Dallas City (North)--South of I-635 & West of US-75108,119Dallas (Far North)--Carrollton (Southeast) Cities & Addison Town, North of I-635107,741Deep East Texas COG (East) & Jasper County107,435Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (Southwest), Lake Jackson City105,319Houston City (North) & Aldine--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8104,724Houston City (Southwest)--East of TX-6 & West of Beltway TX-8104,619Collin County (Southwest)--Plano City (Central)104,127Harris County (Northwest)--Jersey Village City-Between Beltway TX-8 & FM-1960103,634Houston (Southwest) & Bellaire (Southeast) Cities--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8101,808Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East)101,649Rio Grande COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (West)101,532Houston City (West)--Westpark Tollway, West of Beltway TX-8101,252Dallas County (Northeast)--Garland (Northwest) & Richardson (East) Cities98,224Dallas City (South Central)--North of I-20 & West of I-35E94,350San Antonio City (Northwest)--Inside Loop I-41089,245
Texas Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Texas?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Texas has a population of 31,290,831 people, represented across 217 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Texas?+
The median household income in Texas is $79,697 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Texas?+
35.2% of Texas residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Texas data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Texas — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.