2010 Census results thread for Texas (Houston, Dallas: house, estimates, residential)

[Spade]

They should come out at 2:00 PM. Should be interesting.

[Spade]

And it's out.

Data for Texas show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Houston, 2,099,451; San Antonio, 1,327,407; Dallas, 1,197,816; Austin, 790,390; and Fort Worth, 741,206. Houston grew by 7.5 percent since the 2000 Census. San Antonio grew by 16.0 percent, Dallas grew by 0.8 percent, Austin grew by 20.4 percent, and Fort Worth grew by 38.6 percent.

The largest county is Harris, with a population of 4,092,459. Its population grew by 20.3 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Dallas, with a population of 2,368,139 (increase of 6.7 percent); Tarrant, 1,809,034 (increase of 25.1 percent); Bexar, 1,714,773 (increase of 23.1 percent); and Travis, 1,024,266 (increase of 26.1 percent).

[Spade]

Census data shows huge Hispanic growth in Texas (http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/census-data-shows-huge-hispanic-growth-in-texas-1262317.html - broken link)

Hispanics account for two-thirds of Texas' growth over the past decade and now make up 38 percent of the state's total population, new U.S. Census figures show.

Non-Hispanic whites dropped to 45.3 percent and blacks make up 11.5 percent of Texas's population. The figures, which were obtained by The Associated Press, were given Thursday morning to state leaders and were set to be released publicly Thursday afternoon.

The detailed demographic data will be used to redraw boundaries for Congress and the Legislature. Texas is getting four new Congressional seats, more than any other state, and Hispanic leaders say more Latino-dominated seats should be drawn as part of the redistricting process.

"As Census figures show, Texas is becoming more ethnically and racially diverse. Without the tremendous growth of the Hispanic community, Texas would have had very little growth," said Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, leader of the Senate Democrats. "Our gain of four new congressional seats is solely due to minority population growth."

Former U.S. Census Director and longtime Texas demographer Steve Murdock said the figures for the number of non-Hispanic whites came in below previous estimates. Minority groups accounted for more than 80 percent of the 4.3 million increase in the state's population.

"The Hispanic growth has been even larger than we anticipated," Murdock said.

Texas grew by more than 20 percent over the last decade, more than twice the national rate of 9.7 percent. The state's population stands at 25.1 million. Though the state's total population grew by more than any other state, Nevada, which saw its population rise by more than a third, grew the fastest. Michigan is the only state that lost population in the past decade.

When it comes to added strength in Congress, Texas is in a league by itself. Because the seats go where the people are, the southwest is gaining influence in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Texas is adding more than any other state.

Texas already had the largest Republican delegation in Congress, holding 20 of the state's 32 seats. In the 2010 elections, the party picked up another three seats, two of them in heavily Latino districts in South Texas. With all the new growth, Texas will now have 36 seats and 38 presidential electoral votes.

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[hound 109]

So if my math is correct. 94.8% are Caucasian, Hispanic or Black.

Is the remaining 5% Asian? (Or is Native American part of the 5%?)

I wonder what the Asian % was 10 years ago?


& Ft. Worth grew by 40%?? Wow.

[badhornet]

San Antonio...2nd largest town in Texas.....6th or 7th in the country....and still no NFL team.

Pathetic

[Scout_972]

Most of the numbers seem low. I sense a big undercount.

[shoe01]

Mentone (Loving County near Odessa) gained population!

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/294/texas2010.png

[gwillyfromphilly]

Originally Posted by badhornet

San Antonio...2nd largest town in Texas.....6th or 7th in the country....and still no NFL team.

Pathetic

Its a small market city. San Antonio is lucky to even have 1 professional sports team.

[shoe01]

Originally Posted by gwillyfromphilly

Its a small market city. San Antonio is lucky to even have 1 professional sports team.

It has 2.4 million people--more than Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Buffalo, or New Orleans, all of which have two or more major league teams.

[Mcallen Kid]

Good Job for Loving County! I was starting to get worried seeing population decline, but looks like my worries are gone for another decade(: