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Language Spoken At Home in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over23,280,055100%
English only15,221,44065.4%
Language other than English8,058,61534.6%
   Speak English less than very well3,346,91414.4%
   Spanish6,848,38029.4%
      Speak English less than very well2,913,00012.5%
   Other Indo-European languages470,3792.0%
      Speak English less than very well118,6610.5%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages594,5682.6%
      Speak English less than very well273,9551.2%
   Other languages145,2880.6%
      Speak English less than very well41,2980.2%

Ancestry in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population25,208,897100%
  American1,411,4725.6%
  Arab99,2380.4%
  Czech208,8020.8%
  Danish51,2480.2%
  Dutch224,9900.9%
  English1,719,6886.8%
  French (except Basque)564,8602.2%
  French Canadian71,6220.3%
  German2,667,77710.6%
  Greek46,1610.2%
  Hungarian36,9680.1%
  Irish1,890,4107.5%
  Italian481,3241.9%
  Lithuanian15,7820.1%
  Norwegian129,3170.5%
  Polish277,1701.1%
  Portuguese28,7940.1%
  Russian80,4550.3%
  Scotch-Irish278,8731.1%
  Scottish373,0931.5%
  Slovak11,2140.0%
  Subsaharan African236,8930.9%
  Swedish154,3030.6%
  Swiss32,2820.1%
  Ukrainian20,3840.1%
  Welsh99,4120.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)62,0410.2%
Households By Type in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households8,782,598100%
  Family households (families)6,140,83869.9%
     With own children under 18 years3,024,99134.4%
     Married-couple family4,452,35550.7%
        With own children under 18 years2,068,18423.5%
     Male householder, no wife present, family438,1175.0%
        With own children under 18 years206,6622.4%
     Female householder, no husband present, family1,250,36614.2%
        With own children under 18 years750,1458.5%
  Nonfamily households2,641,76030.1%
     Householder living alone2,182,60524.9%
        65 years and over647,9177.4%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years3,401,26938.7%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over1,855,21221.1%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households24,625,722100%
  Householder8,782,59835.7%
  Spouse4,449,79718.1%
  Child8,167,50433.2%
  Other relatives2,051,2798.3%
  Nonrelatives1,174,5444.8%
     Unmarried partner451,2621.8%
Marital Status in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over9,585,646100%
  Never married3,274,80334.2%
  Now married, except separated4,998,67352.1%
  Separated208,8612.2%
  Widowed210,7802.2%
  Divorced892,5299.3%
 
  Females 15 years and over9,896,675100%
  Never married2,727,94527.6%
  Now married, except separated4,830,26648.8%
  Separated321,7133.3%
  Widowed812,7938.2%
  Divorced1,203,95812.2%
Fertility in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months411,804100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)141,95234.5%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women440%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old640%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old420%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1120%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old260%
Grandparents in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years720,539100%
  Responsible for grandchildren316,87044.0%
        Less than 1 year73,35710.2%
        1 or 2 years78,58610.9%
        3 or 4 years51,1797.1%
        5 or more years113,74815.8%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years316,870100%
  Who are female194,03761.2%
  Who are married235,65774.4%
School Enrollment in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,135,279100%
  Nursery school, preschool445,0656.2%
  Kindergarten408,5895.7%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,053,96042.8%
  High school (grades 9-12)1,495,27421.0%
  College or graduate school1,732,39124.3%
Educational Attainment in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over15,765,048100%
  Less than 9th grade1,521,5649.7%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,509,6259.6%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,986,61725.3%
  Some college, no degree3,592,97822.8%
  Associate's degree1,014,4566.4%
  Bachelor's degree2,761,11217.5%
  Graduate or professional degree1,378,6968.7%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher080.8%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher026.3%
Veteran Status in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over18,253,902100%
  Civilian veterans1,611,6608.8%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population24,723,454100%
  With a disability2,845,86811.5%
 
Under 18 years6,838,394100%
  With a disability278,6924.1%
 
18 to 64 years15,332,784100%
  With a disability1,532,65910.0%
 
65 years and over2,552,276100%
  With a disability1,034,51740.5%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over24,847,237100%
  Same house20,522,38782.6%
  Different house in the U.S.4,141,66116.7%
     Same county2,634,30810.6%
     Different county1,507,3536.1%
        Same state999,3054.0%
        Different state508,0482.0%
  Abroad183,1890.7%
Place Of Birth in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population25,208,897100%
  Native21,109,88383.7%
     Born in United States20,801,91482.5%
        State of residence15,248,25960.5%
        Different state5,553,65522.0%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)307,9691.2%
  Foreign born4,099,01416.3%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population4,099,014100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen1,343,45632.8%
  Not a U.S. citizen2,755,55867.2%
Year of Entry in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States4,406,983100%
  Native307,969100%
    Entered 2010 or later8,3102.7%
    Entered before 2010299,65997.3%
  Foreign born4,099,014100%
    Entered 2010 or later112,0322.7%
    Entered before 20103,986,98297.3%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Texas
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea4,099,014100%
  Europe178,3244.4%
  Asia765,31018.7%
  Africa134,2593.3%
  Oceania9,9780.2%
  Latin America2,966,99872.4%
  Northern America44,1451.1%