The Demographic Characteristics of Texas Kids

Steve H. MurdockDirector of the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas

and Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology

Rice University

Kids CountHouston

September 7, 2011

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* 2000 2010 Numeric Percent 2000 2010NH Whites (Anglo) 2,507,147 2,322,661 -184,486 -7.36 42.59 33.83Hispanic (All Races) 2,386,765 3,317,777 931,012 39.01 40.54 48.32NH Black 732,807 810,543 77,736 10.61 12.45 11.81NH Asian 139,226 231,458 92,232 66.25 2.37 3.37

NH "Other" Races 28,962 36,513 7,551 33.05 0.49 0.53NH Two or More Races 91,852 146,872 55,020 59.90 1.56 2.14State of Texas 5,886,759 6,865,824 979,065 16.63 100.00 100.00

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.)

*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

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Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Under Age 18 by Race/Ethnicity for the United States, 2000 and 2010

 Population Population Change Percent of Total

Population

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric Percent

Percent of Total

Change 2000 2010

NH White 44,027,087 39,716,562 -4,310,525 -9.8 -228.4 60.9 53.5

Hispanic (All Races) 12,342,259 17,130,891 4,788,632 38.8 253.7 17.1 23.1

NH Black 10,610,264 10,362,183 -248,081 -2.3 -13.1 14.7 14.0

NH Asian 2,420,274 3,176,129 755,855 31.2 40.0 3.3 4.3

NH Other 2,893,928 3,795,702 901,774 31.2 47.8 4.0 5.1

Total 72,293,812 74,181,467 1,887,655 2.6 100.0 100.0 100.0

*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

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Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Under Age 18 by Race/Ethnicity for Metropolitan Central City Counties in Texas,

2000 and 2010  

Population Population Change Percent of Total Population

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric PercentPercent of

Total Change2000 2010

NH White 1,363,975 1,158,793 -205,182 -15.0 -34.4 34.2 25.3

Hispanic (All Races) 1,864,710 2,550,373 685,663 36.8 114.8 46.7 55.6

NH Black 576,904 621,473 44,569 7.7 7.5 14.5 13.5

NH Asian 103,312 143,972 40,660 39.4 6.8 2.6 3.1

NH Other 82,532 113,969 31,437 38.1 5.3 2.1 2.5

Total 3,991,433 4,588,580 597,147 15.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

*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

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Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Under Age 18 by Race/Ethnicity for Metropolitan Suburban Counties In Texas,

2000 and 2010   Population Population Change Percent of Total Population

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric PercentPercent of

Total Change2000 2010

NH White 737,700 812,067 74,367 10.1 18.9 65.5 53.4

Hispanic (All Races) 240,649 438,429 197,780 82.2 50.2 21.4 28.9

NH Black 87,706 132,915 45,209 51.5 11.5 7.8 8.7

NH Asian 33,331 83,626 50,295 150.9 12.8 3.0 5.5

NH Other 26,392 52,584 26,192 99.2 6.7 2.3 3.5

Total 1,125,778 1,519,621 393,843 35.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

*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

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Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population 18 and Older by Race/Ethnicity for Non-Metropolitan Counties

in Texas, 2000 and 2010   Population Population Change Percent of Total Population

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric PercentPercent of

Total Change2000 2010

NH White 1,429,162 1,453,396 24,234 1.7 14.7 66.9 63.1

Hispanic (All Races) 495,474 625,881 130,407 26.3 79.0 23.2 27.2

NH Black 182,054 183,603 1,549 0.9 0.9 8.5 8.0

NH Asian 7,955 12,449 4,494 56.5 2.7 0.4 0.5

NH Other 23,079 27,440 4,361 18.9 2.6 1.1 1.2

Total 2,137,724 2,302,769 165,045 7.7 100.0 100.0 100.0

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 2010 Numeric Percent 2000 2010NH Whites (Anglo) 546,716 498,328 -48,388 -8.85 39.96 29.98Hispanic (All Races) 489,912 745,414 255,502 52.15 35.81 44.84NH Black 245,599 283,635 38,036 15.49 17.95 17.06NH Asian 58,077 92,279 34,202 58.89 4.25 5.55NH "Other" Races 5,753 8,358 2,605 45.28 0.42 0.50NH Two or More Races 21,936 34,276 12,340 56.25 1.60 2.06Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA

1,367,993 1,662,290 294,297 21.51 100.00 100.00

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.)

Population, Population Change, and Proportion of the Population Less than 18 Years of Age by Race/Ethnicity for Harris County, 2000 and 2010

  Change Percent of Population

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010

Numeric Percent 2000 2010NH Whites (Anglo) 324,186 264,016 -60,170 -18.56 32.93 23.00Hispanic (All Races) 403,640 588,970 185,330 45.91 41.00 51.31NH Black 194,927 213,150 18,223 9.35 19.80 18.57NH Asian 42,271 54,897 12,626 29.87 4.29 4.78NH "Other" Races 3,906 5,526 1,620 41.02 0.40 0.48NH Two or More Races 15,626 21,276 5,650 36.16 1.59 1.85Harris County 984,556 1,147,835 163,279 16.58 100.00 100.00

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.)

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 2010NH Whites (Anglo) 102,378 79,042 -23,336 -22.79 19.08 14.56Hispanic (All Races) 254,414 306,315 51,901 20.40 47.41 56.41NH Black 147,819 124,600 -23,219 -15.71 27.54 22.95NH Asian 22,515 22,682 167 0.74 4.20 4.18NH "Other" Races 1,839 2,226 387 28.17 0.34 0.41NH Two or More Races 7,693 8,159 466 6.06 1.43 1.50Houston 536,658 543,024 6,366 1.19 100.00 100.00

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.)

  ChangePercent ofPopulation

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric Percent 2000 2010

NH White(Anglo) 726,422 690,033 -36,389 -5.0 50.1 38.9Hispanic 408,769 659,472 250,703 61.3 28.2 37.2NH Black 227,287 277,205 49,918 22.0 15.7 15.6NH American Indian 5,337 6,084 747 14.0 0.4 0.3NH Asian 51,095 88,876 37,781 73.9 3.5 5.0NH Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,297 1,683 386 29.8 0.1 0.1NH Some Other Race 2,426 3,616 1,190 49.1 0.2 0.2NH Two or More Races 28,078 46,893 18,815 67.0 1.9 2.6Total 1,450,711 1,773,862 323,151 22.3 100.0 100.0________

Source: U.S. Census 2000 and 2010, P.L. 94-171.Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) as defined by OMB in 2009.

*Hispanic includes Hispanic persons of all races.  All other race/ethnicity categoriesshown here are non-Hispanic (non-Hispanic White[Anglo], non-Hispanic Black, non-HispanicAmerican 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 Populationby Race/Ethnicity for the Population Less than Age 18 in the

Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2000 and 2010

  ChangePercent ofPopulation

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric Percent 2000 2010

NH White(Anglo) 199,648 126,804 -72,844 -36.5 32.3 19.4Hispanic 240,829 336,108 95,279 39.6 38.9 51.4NH Black 142,749 148,215 5,466 3.8 23.1 22.7NH American Indian 1,987 1,590 -397 -20.0 0.3 0.2NH Asian 21,887 27,478 5,591 25.5 3.5 4.2NH Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 246 214 -32 -13.0 0.0 0.0NH Some Other Race 992 1,271 279 28.1 0.2 0.2NH Two or More Races 10,693 12,583 1,890 17.7 1.7 1.9Total 619,031 654,263 35,232 5.7 100.0 100.0________

Source: U.S. Census 2010, P.L. 94-171.

*Hispanic includes Hispanic persons of all races.  All other race/ethnicity categoriesshown here are non-Hispanic (non-Hispanic White[Anglo], non-Hispanic Black, non-HispanicAmerican 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 Populationby Race/Ethnicity for the Population Less than Age 18 in Dallas County, Texas,

2000 and 2010

  ChangePercent ofPopulation

Race/Ethnicity* 2000 2010 Numeric Percent 2000 2010

NH White(Anglo) 60,183 45,854 -14,329 -23.8 19.1 14.5Hispanic 150,255 183,407 33,152 22.1 47.6 57.8NH Black 92,443 75,966 -16,477 -17.8 29.3 24.0NH American Indian 800 569 -231 -28.9 0.3 0.2NH Asian 6,901 6,186 -715 -10.4 2.2 2.0NH Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 89 66 -23 -25.8 0.0 0.0NH Some Other Race 442 628 186 42.1 0.1 0.2NH Two or More Races 4,463 4,452 -11 -0.2 1.4 1.4Total 315,576 317,128 1,552 0.5 100.0 100.0________

Source: U.S. Census 2000 and 2010, P.L. 94-171.

*Hispanic includes Hispanic persons of all races.  All other race/ethnicity categoriesshown here are non-Hispanic (non-Hispanic White[Anglo], non-Hispanic Black, non-HispanicAmerican 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 Populationby Race/Ethnicity for the Population Less than Age 18 in Dallas, Texas,

2000 and 2010

Enrollment and Change in Enrollment of Economically Disadvantaged and All Students by Ethnicity in Texas

Public Schools, 1998-99 and 2008-09 School Years

  Enrollment 10-Year Change

Race/Ethnic Category 1998-99 2008-09 Numeric Percent

Economically DisadvantagedWhite 368,387 402,057 33,670 9.1African American 364,434 460,703 96,269 26.4Other 36,589 57,852 21,263 58.1Hispanic 1,146,071 1,765,647 619,576 54.1Total 1,915,481 2,686,259 770,778 40.2         

TotalWhite 1,746,896 1,616,115 -130,781 -7.5African American 568,757 671,871 103,114 18.1Other 112,068 186,487 74,419 66.4Hispanic 1,526,713 2,275,098 748,385 49.0Total 3,954,434 4,749,571 795,137 20.1

Source: Texas Education Agency, Enrollment in Texas Public Schools, 2008-09 http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/research/pdfs/enrollment_2008-09.pdf

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District/County/School Year White (%)African

American (%) Hispanic (%)

Asian/Pacific Islander (%)

Native American (%)

Total Enrollment

Houston ISD (Harris)2000-2001 10.0 32.1 54.9 2.9 .1 208,4622007-2008 8.0 28.4 60.3 3.2 .1 198,769

Dallas ISD (Dallas)2000-2001 7.8 35.9 54.5 1.4 .4 161,5482007-2008 4.8 28.7 65.3 1.0 .2 157,605

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (Harris)2000-2001 58.5 10.0 23.4 7.9 .2 63,4972007-2008 38.8 15.2 37.1 8.6 .3 96,546

Northside ISD (Bexar)2000-2001 36.7 6.6 54.3 2.2 .2 63,7392007-2008 25.4 7.8 63.2 3.3 .3 85,544

Austin ISD (Travis)2000-2001 33.7 15.7 47.8 2.5 .3 77,8162007-2008 26.4 12.1 58.0 3.3 .2 82,181

Fort Worth ISD ( Tarrant)2000-2001 21.4 30.9 45.4 2.1 .2 79,6612007-2008 14.3 25.6 58.2 1.6 .3 78,732

Fort Bend ISD (Fort Bend)2000-2001 37.8 28.0 18.1 16.0 .1 53,9992007-2008 24.4 31.8 23.0 20.6 .2 67,780

Arlington ISD (Tarrant)2000-2001 47.3 21.3 24.0 6.8 .6 58,8662007-2008 31.4 23.9 37.2 7.1 .4 62,560

North East ISD (Bexar)2000-2001 49.1 9.4 38.8 2.5 .2 50,8752007-2008 39.2 9.4 47.4 3.7 .3 61,910

El Paso ISD (El Paso)2000-2001 15.2 4.8 78.5 1.2 .3 62,3252007-2008 12.2 4.8 81.3 1.4 .3 61,839

Total Public School Students by Race/Ethnicity in the 10 Largest* School Districts in Texas, 2000-2001 and 2007-2008

*Largest enrollment based on 2007-2008 school yearSource: Data compiled by the Texas State Data Center from Texas Education Agency, Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) District Profiles

Total and Percent of the Texas Population in Poverty and Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity, 1999 and 2009

  1999   2009

 Populationin Poverty %

Median Household

Income*  Population in Poverty %

Median Household

Income

Anglo 826,459 7.8 $60,839

1,010,170 9.0 $59,836

Hispanic

1,658,434 25.4 $38,536

2,364,407 26.4 $35,628

Black 525,082 23.4 $37,803

630,479 23.1 $35,438

Asian

65,048 11.9 $64,576

105,186 12.1 $63,692

Other 42,586 13.9 NA 40,000 11.9 NA

Total

3,117,609 15.4 $51,506  

4,150,242 17.2 $50,043

*In 2009 DollarsSource: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and American Community Survey, 2009

Total and Percent of the United States Population in Poverty and Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity, 1999 and 2009

  1999   2009

 Populationin Poverty %

Median Household

Income*  Population in Poverty %

Median Household

Income

Anglo 15,414,119 8.1 $58,523 19,462,966 10.0 $54,671

Hispanic 7,797,874 22.6 $43,442 11,130,896 23.5 $39,923

Black 8,146,146 24.9 $37,956 9,407,955 25.8 $33,463

Asian 1,257,237 12.6 $66,961 1,539,226 11.4 $68,780

Other 1,284,436 18.5 NA 1,327,120 18.4 NA

Total

33,899,812 12.4 $54,172   42,868,163 14.3 $50,221

*In 2009 Dollars

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and American Community Survey, 2009

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Educational Attainment for the Texas Population Age 25 and Older

by Race/Ethnicity, 2009

RaceEthnicity

Population Age 25 and

Older

Less than high

school

High school

diploma

Some college or associates

degreeBachelor or more

Non-Hispanic White 8,026,049 8.3 25.3 32.5 33.9Black 1,705,709 15.0 30.4 36.5 18.1Hispanic* 4,876,517 42.5 25.2 21.4 10.9Asian 580,159 14.2 15.4 17.2 53.2Total 15,361,557 20.1 25.4 28.9 25.5________

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2009.

*Includes Hispanic persons of all races.

Educational Attainment for the United States Population Age 25 and Older

by Race/Ethnicity, 2009

RaceEthnicity

Population Age 25 and

Older

Less than high

school

High school

diploma

Some college or associates

degreeBachelor or more

Non-Hispanic White 139,962,199 9.6 29.3 30.0 31.1Black 22,975,410 18.6 31.6 32.2 17.6Hispanic* 26,106,587 39.1 26.2 22.1 12.6Asian 9,404,493 14.7 16.0 19.6 49.7Total 201,952,383 14.7 28.5 28.9 27.9________

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2009.

*Includes Hispanic persons of all races.

Projected Percent of Households in Poverty by Family Type in Texas, 2000 and 2040

* Projections are shown for the 1.0 scenario

11.4

7.5

15.0

26.7

18.9

14.415.4

11.8

17.0

30.0

18.9

16.6

Family Households

Married Couple

Male Householder

Female Householder

Nonfamily Households

Total Households

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

Percent in Poverty

2000 2040

Projected Percent of Labor Force by Educational Attainment in Texas, 2000 and 2040

* Projections are shown for the 1.0 scenario

18.8

29 28.7

18.2

5.3

30.128.7

23.9

12.9

4.4

No High School Diploma

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate/Prof.Degree

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Percent

2000 2040

Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University

Steve MurdockPhone: 210-867-4385

E-mail: shm3@rice.eduWebsite: http://hobbycenter.rice.edu