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