Texarkana's Living Circumstances

Texarkana Independent School District Overview

Texarkana College located in Texarkana Independent School District area. A total of 12,572 households are located in Texarkana Independent School District area. Among them, 4,308 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.25 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,604 and 7,871 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.91% (1,248) of residents are non-citizens and 5.15% (1,646) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Texarkana Independent School District, Texas
Household	12,572
Population	31,931
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,308 (34.27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,604
Total Students	7,871
Pre-Kindergarten	474
Kindergarten	725
Grade 1-8	3,523
Grade 9-12	1,443
College/Graduate School	1,706
Veterans	24,649
Non-citizen	1,248
Non-English Home Language	1,646
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

25,479 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,469 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,469 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 13,489 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Texarkana Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,358	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,462	85.81%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,111	8.32%
Public transportation	145	1.09%
Walked	118	0.88%
Other method	256	1.92%
Worked from home	266	1.99%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,489	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,159	30.83%
Service	3,103	23.00%
Sales and office	2,877	21.33%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,214	9.00%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,136	15.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,489	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	196	1.45%
Construction	482	3.57%
Manufacturing	1,278	9.47%
Wholesale trade	191	1.42%
Retail trade	1,572	11.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	760	5.63%
Information	311	2.31%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	636	4.71%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,143	8.47%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,895	28.88%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,410	10.45%
Other services, except public administration	642	4.76%
Public administration	973	7.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,489	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,879	80.65%
Government workers	2,129	15.78%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	466	3.45%
Unpaid family workers	15	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $62,839 for the 12,572 households in Texarkana Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $29,318. 26,864 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 83.95%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,572	-
Less than $10,000	1,925	15.31%
$10,000 - $14,999	828	6.59%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,435	11.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,518	12.07%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,831	14.56%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,861	14.80%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,023	8.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,392	11.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	326	2.59%
More than $200,000	433	3.44%
Median Household Income	$39,532	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$62,839	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,078	-
Less than $10,000	862	10.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	285	3.53%
$15,000 - $24,999	711	8.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	977	12.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,196	14.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,388	17.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	738	9.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,270	15.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	281	3.48%
More than $200,000	370	4.58%

Median Family Income	$50,172	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,451	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,318	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,773	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,773	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	32,000	-
With health insurance coverage	26,864	83.95%
Public coverage	12,767	39.90%
Private health insurance	17,509	54.72%
Without health insurance coverage	5,136	16.05%

Housing

There are 14,746 housing units in Texarkana Independent School District area, Texas with 12,572 units (85.26%) occupied. 6,609 houses (52.57%) are occupied by owner and 5,963 houses (47.43%) are rented. The average housing value is $117,800 and the average rental cost is $747. 127 houses (0.86%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,874 houses (12.71%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,746	-
Occupied	12,572	85.26%
Owner Occupied	6,609	52.57%
Renter Occupied	5,963	47.43%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,110	68.56%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	223	1.51%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,083	27.69%
Mobile Homes	330	2.24%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,746	-
Built 2014 or later	127	0.86%
Built 2010 - 2013	541	3.67%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,680	11.39%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,792	12.15%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,883	12.77%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,835	19.23%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,527	17.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,487	10.08%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,874	12.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,746	-
1 room	507	3.44%
2 rooms	347	2.35%
3 rooms	1,269	8.61%
4 rooms	2,785	18.89%
5 rooms	3,961	26.86%
6 rooms	2,835	19.23%
7 rooms	1,488	10.09%
8 rooms	778	5.28%
9 rooms or more	776	5.26%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,746	-
no bedroom	541	3.67%
1 bedroom	1,499	10.17%
2 bedrooms	3,971	26.93%
3 bedrooms	7,318	49.63%
4 bedrooms	1,228	8.33%
5 bedrooms or more	189	1.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,609	-
Less than $50,000	936	14.16%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,641	24.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,737	26.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,155	17.48%
$200,000 - $299,999	750	11.35%
$300,000 - $499,999	280	4.24%
$500,000 - $999,999	91	1.38%
$1,000,000 or more	19	0.29%
Median House Value	$117,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,659	-
Less than $500	773	13.66%
$500 - $999	3,973	70.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	753	13.31%
$1,500 - $1,999	160	2.83%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$747	-

Demographic

A total of 33,198 people lives in Texarkana Independent School District area, Texas with 16,266 male and 16,932 female. The males to female ratio is 49.00 to 51.00. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	33,198	-
Male	16,266	49.00%
Female	16,932	51.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,198	-
Under 5 years	2,831	8.53%
5 - 9 years	2,190	6.60%
10 - 14 years	2,273	6.85%
15 - 19 years	1,905	5.74%
20 - 24 years	2,407	7.25%
25 - 34 years	5,017	15.11%
35 - 44 years	3,977	11.98%
45 - 54 years	3,703	11.15%
55 - 59 years	2,103	6.33%
60 - 64 years	2,059	6.20%
65 - 74 years	2,701	8.14%
75 - 84 years	1,318	3.97%
85 years and older	714	2.15%
Median Age	34.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,198	-
One Race	31,905	96.11%
White	18,121	54.58%
Black or African American	13,142	39.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native	306	0.92%
Asian	67	0.20%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	269	0.81%

Two or more races	1,293	3.89%
White and Black or African American	968	2.92%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	76	0.23%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	32	0.10%