People Facts Texas City Texas
Population, 2003 estimate 43,233 22,118,509
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.1% 6.1%
Population, 2000 41,521 20,851,820
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 1.7% 22.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.8% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.7% 28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.4% 9.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.8% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 60.7% 71.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 27.5% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 0.5% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 0.9% 2.7%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 8.2% 11.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.1% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 20.5% 32.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.5% 49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.0% 13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 15.4% 31.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.6% 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.5% 23.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.7 25.4
 
Housing units, 2000 16,715 8,157,575
Homeownership rate, 2000 63.3% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $63,800 $82,500
 
Households, 2000 15,479 7,393,354
Persons per household, 2000 2.62 2.74
Median household income, 1999 $35,963 $39,927
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,057 $19,617
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 14.9% 15.4%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 109,047 323,111,661
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 460,039 182,516,112
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,867 $9,430
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 42,828 22,698,848
Total number of firms, 1997 2,063 1,525,972
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 39.1% 23.9%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 23.4% 25.0%
    Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 62 261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000 665.7 79.6
FIPS Code 72392 48
Counties Chambers County
Galveston County