The House Committee on Redistricting met on March 1 to hear invited testimony from the State Demographer and the Texas Legislative Council in light of past and most recent Census report.
As noted in the HillCo Client Advisory v152 the U.S. Census Bureau 2010 data shows the Hispanic population in Texas increased by 42 percent since 2000, and the group now makes up 38 percent of the population. Texas’ population is now 25,145,561. Over the past decade the state has grown by 4.3 million people.
During the Committee hearing it was pointed out the largest growth was in the Hispanic population making up 2.8 million of the 4.3 million.
The 2010 population estimations are as follows: Hispanics, 38%; Asians, 6%; African-Americans, 11%; and Anglos, 45%.
On February 24 Demographer Steve Murdock told the House Mexican American Caucus that 22 percent of Texas’ growth comes from people moving here from other states. He further stated that approximately 6 percent of the state’s population is not documented. Murdoch also pointed out Texas’ population can be divided by groups: old and aging & young and minority.
For details about census data, see the U.S. Census website at: http://www.census.gov/rdo/.
Visit Texas Legislative Council’s redistricting website at: http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/redist/redist.html.
For interactive maps and more details on Texas census data: http://www.texastribune.org/texas-counties-and-demographics/census/2010-census-data-for-texas-released-/
