Housing - Texas

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 3456

People experiencing homelessness

27,987.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

907,500.0

Percent renters

0.377

Total households

Assets - Texas

Average College Debt

$33,770

Unbanked Households

6.50%

Family - Texas

Children in foster care

19,168

Percent of children in immigrant families

33%

Percent of children living in single parent families

35%

Economic well-being - Texas

Extreme poverty rate

0.08

Food insecurity

0.176

Minimum wage

7.25

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.313

Poverty rate

13.4%

Unemployment rate

4.1

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

16.7

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Poverty by demographic - Texas

Child poverty rate

0.18

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

79000

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

463000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

1915000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

12.3 %

Women in poverty

15,455,699

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