Population The population of the Lone Star State reached 22,859,968 in 2005, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2000 Census indicates that 82.5 percent of Texas' population lives in metropolitan areas. Read More Employment Texas employment gained 153,500 total nonagricultural jobs in 2005 for an annual growth rate of 1.6 percent. December 2005 marked sixteen straight months of over-the-month employment increases. Read More Labor and Management Diversity The value of sales and receipts of minority-owned firms in Texas reached $67.4 billion in 1997 (the latest year these data are available). Read More Income The Texas economy ended 2005 in good shape, posting its best performance since 2000. According to Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, Texas personal income rose in 2005. Read More Gross State Product The Texas Gross State Product (GSP) is forecast by the Comptroller of Public Accounts to reach $924.55 billion (in current dollars) in 2005. Read More Industry Trends For the third quarter of 2004, venture capitalists invested primarily in the Texas software, telecommunications, semiconductor, industrial/energy, networking and equipment, and medical devices and equipment industries. Read More Real Estate In 2005 and looking forward to 2006, Texas real estate is in good shape. Interest rates remain low, helping to drive residential housing construction and purchases. The Texas housing market continues to show strong growth according to Texas residential housing permits data. Read More International Trade & Investment In 2005, for the fourth year in a row, Texas was ranked as the number one state by export revenues. Texas exports for 2005 totaled $128.7 billion, which is $11.5 billion more than 2004 and represents an 9.82 percent increase. Read More
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