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Florida Texas
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 21,477,737 28,995,881
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.2% 15.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 18,804,564 25,146,091
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 18,801,310 25,145,561
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.9% 25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.5% 12.6%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 50.3%
White alone, percent 77.3% 78.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.9% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 3.0% 5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 26.1% 39.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 53.5% 41.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,452,967 1,474,232
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 20.5% 17.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 9,547,305 11,100,779
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.0% 61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $196,800 $161,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,466 $1,549
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $492 $500
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,128 $998
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 30.1% 24.2%
Building permits, 2018 144,427 192,878
Households, 2014-2018 7,621,760 9,553,046
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.65 2.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.3% 84.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 29.1% 35.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.8% 89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.8% 79.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.0% 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.2% 29.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.6% 7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 16.0% 20.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.1% 57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 49,817,925 54,480,811
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 124,061,425 145,035,130
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 96,924,106 702,603,073
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 252,626,608 691,242,607
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 273,867,145 356,116,376
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,177 $13,666
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.4 26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $53,267 $59,570
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,197 $30,143
Persons in poverty, percent 13.6% 14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 557,308 592,677
Total employment, 2017 8,385,577 10,580,160
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 378,219,262 544,772,560
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.6% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,245,127 2,399,267
All firms, 2012 2,100,187 2,356,748
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,084,885 1,251,696
Women-owned firms, 2012 807,817 866,678
Minority-owned firms, 2012 926,112 1,070,392
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,121,749 1,224,845
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 185,756 213,590
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,846,686 2,057,218
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.0% 7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 5.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.4% 20.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.9% 28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 350.6 96.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 53,624.76 261,231.71
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Florida and Texas using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.