Texas vs. Louisiana
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 28,995,881 4,648,794 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.3% 2.5% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 25,146,091 4,533,487 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 25,145,561 4,533,372 Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent 25.8% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.6% 15.4% Female persons, percent 50.3% 51.2% White alone, percent 78.8% 62.9% Black or African American alone, percent 12.8% 32.7% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.8% Asian alone, percent 5.2% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.6% 5.2% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 41.5% 58.6% Veterans, 2014-2018 1,474,232 250,497 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 17.0% 4.1% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 11,100,779 2,076,028 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.9% 65.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $161,700 $157,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,549 $1,267 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $500 $338 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $998 $850 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.2% 18.3% Building permits, 2018 192,878 15,835 Households, 2014-2018 9,553,046 1,736,021 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.86 2.61 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.1% 87.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 35.5% 8.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.2% 83.5% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.3% 72.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.2% 84.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.3% 23.7% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 11.0% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 20.0% 9.3% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 59.3% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.7% 55.5% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 54,480,811 11,697,949 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 145,035,130 27,951,792 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 702,603,073 271,191,050 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 691,242,607 68,012,838 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 356,116,376 61,396,364 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,666 $13,342 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.4 25.5 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,570 $47,942 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,143 $27,027 Persons in poverty, percent 14.9% 18.6% Total employer establishments, 2017 592,677 106,599 Total employment, 2017 10,580,160 1,688,674 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 544,772,560 75,415,899 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.4% -1.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,399,267 378,493 All firms, 2012 2,356,748 414,291 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,251,696 215,111 Women-owned firms, 2012 866,678 151,114 Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,070,392 126,100 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,224,845 277,676 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 213,590 42,211 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,057,218 354,460 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1% 15.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3% 2.8% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.7% 2.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2% 27.4% Population per square mile, 2010 96.3 104.9 Land area in square miles, 2010 261,231.71 43,203.90
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Texas and Louisiana using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
