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Austin
December 29, 1845
Bluebonnet
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SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 16,986,510 20,851,820
Male 8,365,963 10,352,910
Female 8,620,547 10,498,910
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 1,390,054 1,624,628
5 to 9 years 1,396,173 1,654,184
10 to 14 years 1,294,353 1,631,192
15 to 19 years 1,311,691 1,636,232
20 to 24 years 1,334,412 1,539,404
25 to 59 years 7,915,420 9,991,979
60 to 84 years 2,177,802 2,536,261
85 years and over 166,605 237,940
     
MEDIAN AGE 30.7 32.3
     
Under 18 years 4,835,839 5,886,759
Male 2,474,644 3,014,733
Female 2,361,195 2,872,026
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 16,986,510 20,851,820
Urban population 13,637,248 17,204,073
Rural population 3,349,262 3,647,747
Farm population 192,392 185,803
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 4,343,878 5,247,794
With own children under 18 years 2,266,899 2,723,330
Average family size 3.28 3.28
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 15,605,822 19,241,518
Speak a language other than English 3,970,304 6,010,753
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 4,805,895 5,948,260
Preprimary school 302,396 738,297
Elementary or high school 3,304,452 4,007,073
College or graduate school 1,199,047 1,202,890
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For Persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 72 76
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 20 23
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 7,008,999 8,157,575
With no telephone service 523,034 234,909
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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