Texas vs. Oklahoma
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 28,995,881 3,956,971 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.3% 5.5% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 25,146,091 3,751,582 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 25,145,561 3,751,351 Persons under 5 years, percent 7.1% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent 25.8% 24.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.6% 15.7% Female persons, percent 50.3% 50.5% White alone, percent 78.8% 74.2% Black or African American alone, percent 12.8% 7.8% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 9.3% Asian alone, percent 5.2% 2.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.6% 10.9% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 41.5% 65.3% Veterans, 2014-2018 1,474,232 273,677 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 17.0% 6.0% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 11,100,779 1,743,069 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.9% 65.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $161,700 $130,900 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,549 $1,214 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $500 $395 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $998 $793 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.2% 15.2% Building permits, 2018 192,878 10,502 Households, 2014-2018 9,553,046 1,474,620 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.86 2.58 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.1% 82.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 35.5% 10.3% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.2% 86.7% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.3% 75.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.2% 87.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.3% 25.2% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 11.5% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 20.0% 16.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 60.7% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.7% 55.6% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 54,480,811 7,121,153 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 145,035,130 22,795,438 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 702,603,073 74,295,394 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 691,242,607 71,892,946 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 356,116,376 50,256,231 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,666 $13,174 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.4 21.7 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,570 $51,424 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,143 $27,432 Persons in poverty, percent 14.9% 15.6% Total employer establishments, 2017 592,677 93,674 Total employment, 2017 10,580,160 1,360,720 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 544,772,560 59,669,532 Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,399,267 287,984 All firms, 2012 2,356,748 327,229 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,251,696 174,395 Women-owned firms, 2012 866,678 105,168 Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,070,392 64,875 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,224,845 249,027 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 213,590 36,273 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,057,218 273,491 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1% 3.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 6.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3% 2.0% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.7% 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2% 25.3% Population per square mile, 2010 96.3 54.7 Land area in square miles, 2010 261,231.71 68,594.92
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Texas and Oklahoma using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
