Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
2,496,280 |
11,729,233 |
14,225,513 |
| 1990 |
2,621,903 |
14,364,607 |
16,986,510 |
| 2000 |
2,907,272 |
17,944,548 |
20,851,820 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
2,977,396 |
20,926,984 |
23,904,380 |
More information on Texas population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
25,625 |
35,615 |
34,325 |
| 2006 |
26,243 |
36,460 |
35,166 |
| Percent change |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
30,255 |
51,765 |
49,305 |
| 2006 |
30,037 |
52,335 |
49,823 |
| Percent change |
-0.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
19.1 |
13.7 |
14.7 |
| 1989 |
23.5 |
17.1 |
18.1 |
| 1999 |
18.7 |
14.8 |
15.4 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
20.1 |
17.1 |
17.5 |
More information on Texas poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
50.1 |
34.5 |
37.4 |
| 1990 |
37.7 |
26.0 |
27.9 |
| 2000 |
30.4 |
23.3 |
24.3 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
27.0 |
29.2 |
28.8 |
| 1990 |
29.6 |
24.9 |
25.6 |
| 2000 |
31.6 |
23.7 |
24.8 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
12.7 |
17.9 |
17.0 |
| 1990 |
21.2 |
27.2 |
26.2 |
| 2000 |
24.4 |
28.1 |
27.6 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
10.2 |
18.4 |
16.9 |
| 1990 |
11.6 |
22.0 |
20.3 |
| 2000 |
13.6 |
24.9 |
23.2 |
More information on Texas education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
1,488,699 |
11,529,677 |
13,018,376 |
| 2006 |
1,522,571 |
11,991,559 |
13,514,130 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
| 2007 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
More information on Texas unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
-0.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
25.9 |
12.9 |
14.4 |
| Production |
12.1 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
| Farm inputs |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.6 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.7 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
167.63 |
167.63 |
167.55 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
130.89 |
133.96 |
129.88 |
| Percent of total land area |
78.1 |
79.9 |
77.5 |
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| Cropland (million acres) |
36.38 |
39.05 |
38.66 |
| Percent of total farmland |
27.8 |
29.2 |
29.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
30.4 |
31.3 |
33.5 |
| Percent irrigated |
12.8 |
13.9 |
11.8 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
18.14 |
20.36 |
17.75 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
5.09 |
5.47 |
5.65 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
| Percent in pasture |
77.6 |
72.4 |
74.4 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
87.80 |
86.95 |
83.40 |
| Percent of total farmland |
67.1 |
64.9 |
64.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
1.61 |
2.49 |
2.17 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
2.47 |
3.70 |
3.30 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.9 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
725 |
587 |
567 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
39.8 |
46.6 |
48.3 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
36.9 |
34.8 |
33.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
10.4 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
7.0 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
5.9 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
61.2 |
70.2 |
71.5 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
24.0 |
18.0 |
18.3 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.6 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
7.9 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
104,255 |
143,245 |
155,053 |
| Percent of total |
57.7 |
62.8 |
67.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
54,226 |
60,336 |
55,703 |
| Percent of total |
30.0 |
26.4 |
24.3 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
22,163 |
24,592 |
18,170 |
| Percent of total |
12.3 |
10.8 |
7.9 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
158,121 |
201,896 |
210,409 |
| Percent of total |
87.5 |
88.5 |
91.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
4,212 |
5,057 |
3,842 |
| Percent of total |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
16,182 |
18,658 |
12,720 |
| Percent of total |
9.0 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
681 |
688 |
456 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
1,448 |
1,874 |
1,499 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
56.1 |
56.0 |
56.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
47.6 |
40.4 |
53.6 |
| Men (persons) |
164,014 |
202,463 |
201,734 |
| Women (persons) |
16,630 |
25,710 |
27,192 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
230,000 |
230,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
5,824,214 |
5,160,794 |
| + Final animal output |
10,979,202 |
10,257,433 |
| + Services and forestry |
3,063,619 |
3,633,332 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
19,867,036 |
19,051,559 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
10,567,820 |
10,758,205 |
| + Net government transactions |
1,488,664 |
790,851 |
| = Gross value added |
10,787,879 |
9,084,206 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,930,369 |
2,037,086 |
| |
| = Net value added |
8,857,510 |
7,047,120 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
2,380,373 |
2,180,798 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
970,130 |
794,849 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
541,764 |
401,407 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
868,479 |
984,542 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
6,477,137 |
4,866,322 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
7,440,565 |
46.4 |
15.1 |
| 2. Cotton |
1,906,436 |
11.9 |
30.9 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
1,496,345 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
| 4. Broilers |
1,265,400 |
7.9 |
6.7 |
| 5. Dairy products |
947,492 |
5.9 |
4.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
16,026,756 |
|
6.7 |
| |
More information on Texas's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2006 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Cotton and linters |
1 |
1,246.6 |
| 2. Live animals and meat |
4 |
421.1 |
| 3. Other |
7 |
345.1 |
| 4. Hides and skins |
3 |
314.8 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
2 |
301.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
3 |
3,805.4 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Deaf Smith County |
6.0 |
841.8 |
| 2. Parmer County |
4.3 |
603.9 |
| 3. Castro County |
4.2 |
592.6 |
| 4. Hartley County |
3.2 |
447.3 |
| 5. Dallam County |
2.6 |
369.7 |
| |
| State total |
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14,134.7 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, June 2005, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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