TX · STATE PERSPECTIVE
How does Texas compare?
Explore the income, housing, work, health coverage, and people behind Texas’s economic picture. Each measure tells a different part of the story.
Median household income$79,721#24 of 50 states · highest first ↗Reported monthly rent$1,475#32 of 50 states · lowest first ↗Mean commute time27.5 min#40 of 50 states · lowest first ↗
Calculated uninsured share16.7%Uninsured ÷ (insured + uninsured)
INCOME
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $79,721 | #24Highest first | ↗ |
| Per capita income | $41,614 | #32Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean household income | $111,695 | #18Highest first | ↗ |
HOUSING
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 11,589,324 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Vacant housing units | 1,166,967 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported monthly rent | $1,475 | #32Lowest first | ↗ |
WORK
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed residents | 15,259,450 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Unemployed residents | 775,249 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Armed Forces personnel | 118,911 | #3Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents outside the labor force | 8,415,947 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Public transportation commuters | 148,333 | #9Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents working from home | 1,956,349 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Mean commute time | 27.5 min | #40Lowest first | ↗ |
| Private wage workers | 12,046,295 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Government workers | 2,147,124 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Self-employed workers | 1,028,847 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
HEALTH COVERAGE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with health insurance | 25,646,886 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Residents without health insurance | 5,152,427 | #1Highest first | ↗ |
| Private health insurance | 19,682,339 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Public health insurance | 8,694,488 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
SUPPORT
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported SNAP receipt | 1,178,046 | #3Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported Social Security income | 2,956,054 | #3Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported retirement income | 2,218,266 | #3Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported SSI receipt | 505,111 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Reported cash public assistance | 189,767 | #3Highest first | ↗ |
PEOPLE
| MEASURE | REPORTED VALUE | 50-STATE RANK | Ranking link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 31,290,831 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| White non-Hispanic population | 11,821,108 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Black or African American population | 3,748,137 | #1Highest first | ↗ |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population | 52,380 | #10Highest first | ↗ |
| Asian population | 1,890,985 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
| Hispanic or Latino population | 12,602,305 | #2Highest first | ↗ |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.
CONTEXT MATTERS
These measures describe the state as a whole. They do not describe every household, identify the same people across measures, or show what an individual family has left after expenses. Read the source and methodology before interpreting rank differences.