Demographic comparison of the state of Texas, the city of Dallas, and the Texas state legislature
| Total population | Voting-age citizen population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Dallas | Texas | Dallas | State legislature | |||
| Total | 28,701,845 | 1,102,996 | 18,502,334 | 784,799 | 181 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 41.4% | 30.8% | 50.8% | 41.4% | 64.6% | ||
| Black | 11.9% | 22.5% | 13.1% | 27.5% | 9.9% | ||
| Latinx | 39.6% | 42.5% | 30.4% | 23.8% | 23.8% | ||
| AAPI/other | 7.1% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 1.7% | ||
| Gender | |||||||
| Men | 49.7% | 50.3% | 48.9% | 48.1% | 76.2% | ||
| Women | 50.3% | 49.7% | 51.1% | 51.9% | 23.8% | ||
| Age | |||||||
| 17 and under | 25.8% | 25.0% | – | – | – | ||
| 18–29 | 17.2% | 19.1% | 23.8% | 26.4% | – | ||
| 30–44 | 20.8% | 22.6% | 26.1% | 27.2% | – | ||
| 45–64 | 23.7% | 22.3% | 32.0% | 29.7% | – | ||
| 65 and over | 12.5% | 11.1% | 18.2% | 16.7% | – | ||
| Citizenship | |||||||
| U.S.-born | 82.8% | 76.0% | – | – | – | ||
| Naturalized citizen | 6.5% | 6.1% | – | – | – | ||
| Not a citizen | 10.7% | 17.8% | – | – | – | ||
| Poverty status | |||||||
| Poverty level | 4,180,675 | 187,361 | 2,057,713 | 110,860 | – | ||
| Poverty rate | 14.9% | 17.0% | 11.4% | 14.3% | – | ||
Note: Blank cells indicate demographic breakdowns that are not applicable to the voting-age citizen population or not available for all state legislators.
Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Legislatures at a Glance; EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata.