A Look at Texas Facts and Figures

A look at Texas' demographics and how its numbers compare with those of the United States:

_ Percentage of population change, 2000-2007: Texas, 14.6; U.S., 7.2

_ Median age: Texas 33.1; U.S. 36.4

_ Percentage of women: Texas, 50.2; U.S., 50.7

_ Percentage of whites: Texas, 48.3; U.S., 66.4

_ Percentage of blacks: Texas, 11.9; U.S., 12.8

_ Percentage of Hispanics or Latinos: Texas, 35.7; U.S., 14.8

_ Median household income: Texas, $44,922; U.S., $48,451

_ Percentage of foreign born: Texas, 15.9; U.S., 12.5

_ Percentage of population below poverty: Texas, 16.9; U.S., 13.3

_ Percentage of population with a Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): Texas, 24.7; U.S., 27

_ Median home value: Texas, $114,000; U.S., $185,200

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A look at the state's trade statistics:

_ Texas' export shipments in 2006 totaled $150.9 billion, the largest among the 50 states.

_ Texas' exports rose $55.5 billion from 2002 to 2006, the largest dollar gain in the U.S. and a 58 percent increase over the 2002 level of $95.4 billion.

_ Texas exported to 220 foreign destinations in 2006. The state's largest market was Mexico, which received $54.9 billion (36 percent) of Texas' total merchandise export total. Mexico was followed by fellow NAFTA trading partner Canada ($15.6 billion) and China ($6.6 billion). Other top markets included South Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Singapore, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Japan.

_ From 2002 to 2006, Texas' export shipments to Mexico increased by $13.2 billion. Other countries where Texas recorded large gains in the value of exports over this period were Canada (up $5.7 billion), China (up $4.6 billion), South Korea (up $3.3 billion) and the Netherlands (up $2.7 billion.)

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Net jobs lost because of changes in trade related to NAFTA, 1993-2004:

_ Texas: 72,257

_ U.S.: 1,015,290

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. International Trade Administration; Economic Policy Institute paper, "Revisiting NAFTA," Sept. 28, 2006.