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