- Nickname: Lone Star State
- Motto: Friendship
- Flower: Bluebonnet
- Bird: Mockingbird
- Area: 268,580 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 2nd)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 8,749 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Semi-arid in western region and central
plains; subtropical on coastal plains; continental in the
panhandle
- Admitted to Union: December 29, 1845
- Capital: Austin
- Head Official: Governor Rick Perry (R) (until
2007)
- Population
- 1980: 14,229,000
- 1990: 16,986,510
- 2000: 20,851,820
- 2004 estimate: 22,490,022
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 22.8%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 2nd
- Percent of residents born in state: 62.2% (2000)
- Density: 79.6 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 1,130,292
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 14,799,505
- Black or African American: 2,404,566
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 118,362
- Asian: 562,319
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 14,434
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race):
6,669,666
- Other: 2,438,001
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 1,624,628
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 4,921,608
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 9.9%
- Median age: 32.3 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 377,414
- Total number of deaths (2003): 153,944 (infant
deaths, 2,400)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 30,043
- Economy
- Major industries: Machinery, agriculture,
chemicals, food processing, oil, transportation equipment
- Unemployment rate: 5.8% (December 2004)
- Per capita income: $29,076 (2003; U.S. rank:
30th)
- Median household income: $40,934 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 15.8%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: None
- Sales tax rate: 6.25% (food and prescription
drugs are exempt)
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