New Mexico
Texas
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2,125,498 31,709,821
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2,125,498 31,709,821
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 2,117,492 29,149,498
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 0.4% 8.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 2,117,522 29,145,505
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,059,179 25,145,561
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.7% 24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.1% 14.9%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 78.7% 73.7%
Black alone, percent(a) 2.9% 13.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 11.6% 1.9%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.2% 6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.5% 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 49.4% 40.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 35.2% 37.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 130,343 1,402,357
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 9.4% 17.6%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 981,652 12,848,245
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 70.0% 62.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $248,100 $283,800
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,564 $2,106
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $451 $678
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,067 $1,403
Building Permits, 2025 7,7471 210,217
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 837,414 10,992,816
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.48 2.69
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 88.1% 86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 31.3% 35.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 93.7% 96.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 86.5% 91.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 88.0% 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 31.0% 33.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 12.0% 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.4% 19.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 56.9% 64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 53.4% 59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 7,086,476 101,333,127
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 17,390,006 253,192,012
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,660,003 141,813,905
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 36,921,203 608,178,719
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $17,469 $20,252
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 23.5 26.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $64,059 $78,476
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $36,218 $40,752
Persons in poverty, percent 16.4% 13.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 44,861 670,878
Total employment, 2023 658,702 12,012,629
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 34,953,817 805,008,752
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 3.1% 4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 140,015 3,092,631
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 32,406 470,732
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 17,228 280,606
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 7,760 107,124
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 9,644 162,470
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 18,776 277,912
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,948 22,721
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 26,982 419,054
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 17.5 111.6
Population per square mile, 2010 17.0 96.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 121,312.75 261,267.85
Land area in square miles, 2010 121,298.15 261,231.71
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