TEXAS
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                           16,986      3   248,791
  1999                                           20,044      2   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             83.4     14      79.7
  1996                                             84.2     12      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             28.6      9      25.7
  1998                                             28.5      5      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             10.1     46      12.5
  1998                                             10.1     46      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              8.1     37       9.2
  1996                                              6.3     36       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             15.6     13      12.8
  1997                                             16.1     10      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.1     26       2.2
  1997                                              1.9     17       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              175     34       216
  1997                                              196     38       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           98.4      2      91.3
    1996                                           98.7      1      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $28,321     33   $33,123
    1998                                        $33,648     34   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             54.5     37      56.6
  1996                                             54.6     38      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              761     10       732
  1997                                              603     17       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              295     18       311
  1997                                              726      2       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $1,528     49    $2,080
  1997                                           $2,349     49    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             64.1     24      62.8
  1997                                             65.2     24      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             14.1     33      17.4
  1998                                             12.4     35      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $22,700     17   $23,602
  1997                                          $29,690     15   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $18,609     29   $20,618
  1998                                          $22,145     25   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $35,204     29   $37,343
  1998                                          $35,783     36   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             15.9     11      13.5
  1998                                             15.0     10      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              577      4       326
  1996                                              580      4       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             59.7     42      63.9
  1998                                             62.5     44      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $19,842     18   $19,655
  1997                                          $25,302     34   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.