This the second part in a data analysis series on Texas’ uninsured, with the focus this time on census tract data. Texas continues to lead the nation with 16.4% of its population without health insurance. In Part 1 of this series, we looked at county-level trends in the uninsured and where they live. We found…
This is Part 1 in a multi-part data analysis of Texas’ uninsured population; this part includes a county-level analysis of the state’s uninsured. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the nation, with 16.4% of its population lacking health care coverage. Without insurance, individuals are less likely to receive…
The Smokehouse Creek fire in Hutchinson County was the largest wildfire in Texas history. Extreme weather conditions produced dry grass, warm temperatures and high winds that combined to create a fast-moving inferno that proved difficult to contain and burned for over three weeks. Two people died, hundreds of ranches, farms, and homes burned, thousands of…
Texas has one of the youngest median populations in the nation and its population is growing. In the last two years, the majority of Texas’ population increase is due to domestic migration as people leave other states and relocate to Texas. To better understand Texas’ newest residents, we analyzed the IRS U.S. Population Migration Data,…
The U.S. Census Bureau announced last month that the median age across the nation between 2021 and 2022 was 38.9 years old, up 0.2 years from the prior year. Texas was the second youngest state in the nation, trailing just Utah for the title of youngest state. The median age of the total Texas population…