Texas: Hispanic population equals non-Hispanic White population

Four out of ten Texas residents are Hispanic. Exactly 40.2% of the population -more than eleven million people- residing in the state is of Hispanic or Latino origin, according to data estimated in the 2021 census. With this figure, the Hispanic community is close to being the majority group in Texas, second only to the non-Hispanic white population by one tenth of a percent (40.3%).

The rise of residents of Hispanic or Latino origin in the Texan state represents a generational, cultural and political shift. In view of this continued rise, the forecast for the official 2030 census is that the Hispanic community will be larger than the non-Hispanic white community.

With the official 2020 census data, there was a large growth in the Hispanic population compared to the official 2010 census. During this decade, Texas gained eleven Hispanics for every non-Hispanic white in its population. In other words, around four million people moved to reside in the state during this period.

One striking statistic is Hispanic children under the age of 18. Nearly one in two teenagers or children (49.3%) are of Hispanic origin, according to 2021 census estimates.

Dallas, Houston and San Antonio

The boom in the Hispanic population in Texas is seen in the larger cities. The state's three most populous cities have a larger Hispanic community than non-Hispanic whites, including a majority in one of those cities, according to the 2021 census.

Dallas has a total population of 1,288,457, of which approximately 540,000 are Hispanic. They represent 41.5% of the total, while the non-Hispanic white community is 28.8%.

For its part, more than one million Hispanics live in Houston (44.5% of the total number of residents) and in San Antonio, 64.7% of the population is Hispanic (approx 940,000).

Economic conditions

Texas is considered a model of economic success (Dallas and Houston are among the richest cities in the world). Despite this, the bad economic situation the country is going through with the Biden Administration affects almost one out of every five Hispanics living in Texas. 19.4% of this community lives below the poverty line.

In terms of income level, considerable inequality is reflected. White households earned a median income of 81,384 dollars per year in 2021, while a Hispanic household earned on average 54,857 dollars, 33% less.

University studies

Educational imbalances are also observed between Hispanics and the white population. Some 42% of the white community has at least a college degree, compared to 18% of Hispanics.

Also notable are the differences showing the number of whites that graduated from high school (95%) when the numbers for Hispanics were 70%.