2024 population: 145,576 ( 1,934 from 2020)
Land area: 2040.2 square miles
Population density: 71.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	91,947	63.16%	3.9%
Black:	36,541	25.10%	0.1%
Indian:	1,193	0.82%	6.9%
Asian:	1,705	1.17%	10.9%
2+ races:	3,387	2.33%	8.9%
Hispanic:	10,803	7.42%	12.8%

Total non-White:	53,629	36.84%	3.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,662	11.3
Deaths:	8,878	15.0
Net Migration:	-254	-0.4
Net Immigration:	501	0.8

Change in White population:	-3,717	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,783	1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
147,510
95,664	64.85%
36,506	24.75%
1,116	0.76%
1,538	1.04%
3,110	2.11%
9,576	6.49%
51,846	35.15%

2010
149,198
101,865	68.28%
35,327	23.68%
1,038	0.70%
1,020	0.68%
2,357	1.58%
7,457	5.00%
47,333	31.72%

2000
143,377
102,381	71.41%
32,928	22.97%
928	0.65%
590	0.41%
1,603	1.12%
4,868	3.40%
40,996	28.59%

1990
134,098
101,462	75.66%
29,332	21.87%
837	0.62%
596	0.44%
n/a
1,871	1.40%
32,636	24.34%

1980
127,019
96,914	76.30%
28,037	22.07%
568	0.45%
338	0.27%
n/a
1,136	0.89%
30,105	23.70%

1970
112,392
85,789	76.33%
25,604	22.78%
109	0.10%
51	0.05%
n/a
741	0.66%
26,603	23.67%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,822	11.9
15,197	10.2
-3,139	-2.1
158	0.1

-6,201	-4.2
4,513	3.0

Number	Rate
2000's
17,712	12.4
13,438	9.4
2,903	2.0
674	0.5

-516	-0.4
6,337	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
19,751	14.7
14,701	11.0
-3,719	-2.8
601	0.4

919	0.7
8,360	6.2

Number	Rate
1980's
19,765	15.6
12,784	10.1
886	0.7
n/a

4,548	3.6
2,531	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,179	2.8
n/a

11,125	9.9
3,502	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.0
34,695	23.8%
110,881	76.2%
25,447	17.5%

55,083
2.54

35,663	64.7%
23,817	66.8%
4,906	13.8%
19,420	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
36,138	24.2%
113,060	75.8%
21,338	14.3%

57,299
2.47

39,007	68.1%
26,897	69.0%
5,416	13.9%
18,292	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
36,319	25.3%
107,058	74.7%
19,876	13.9%

54,225
2.49

38,614	71.2%
28,486	73.8%
5,004	13.0%
15,611	28.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
37,273	27.8%
96,825	72.2%
19,094	14.2%

49,901
2.62

37,007	74.2%
29,256	79.1%
3,981	10.8%
12,894	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
38,853	30.6%
88,166	69.4%
16,809	13.2%

45,662
2.74

34,990	76.6%
28,874	82.5%
3,225	9.2%
10,672	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,741	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,908	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,195	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,487	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,637	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,596	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,451	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,505	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,267	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,146	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,621	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,486	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,093	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,111	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,374	6.1%
$200,000 or more	2,465	4.5%

Median Household Income	54,203
Per Capita Income	28,971

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,966	7.2%
Public Assistance	809	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,944	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	52,361	61.6%
Unemployed	3,133	3.7%
In Armed Forces	42	0.0%

Total Labor Force	55,536	65.3%
Not in Labor Force	29,498	34.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,158	18,194	54.9%
Non-Profit	1,410	2,817	33.4%
Self-Employed	2,388	1,209	66.4%

Local Government	1,605	3,597	30.9%
State Government	946	2,133	30.7%
Federal Government	1,784	1,010	63.9%

Total Private + Self	24,546	19,403	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,745	9,557	37.5%
Total	30,291	28,960	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,098	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,559	22.8%
Professional, Technical	11,638	19.6%
Service Occupations	10,997	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	365	0.6%
All others	16,057	27.1%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,399	14.2%
Retail trade	7,395	12.5%
Manufacturing	7,185	12.1%
Educational services	5,991	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,711	7.9%
Public administration	4,480	7.5%
Construction	3,621	6.1%
Other services	3,321	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,728	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,247	3.8%
Finance and insurance	1,922	3.2%
Wholesale trade	1,795	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,554	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,152	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	728	1.2%
Utilities	656	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	599	1.0%
Information	479	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	329	0.6%
Management	57	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,087	5.48%
Puerto Rican	217	0.15%
Cuban	42	0.03%
Dominican	49	0.03%

Total Central American	391	0.27%
Costa Rican	11	0.01%
Guatemalan	102	0.07%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	123	0.08%
Salvadoran	155	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	78	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	44	0.03%
Paraguayan	30	0.02%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	4	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	744	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	287	0.19%
Filipino	274	0.19%
Chinese	248	0.17%
Indian	222	0.15%
Korean	178	0.12%
Cambodian	38	0.03%
Japanese	27	0.02%
Thai	5	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	131,961	95.3%
Spanish	4,791	3.5%
Other Indo-European	483	0.3%
Chinese	211	0.2%
German, other Germanic	182	0.1%
Tagalog	181	0.1%
Vietnamese	164	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	144	0.1%
Other Asian	108	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	38,035	25.8%
Irish	11,307	7.7%
English	10,873	7.4%
German	7,892	5.4%
African	3,265	2.2%
French	1,944	1.3%
Scottish	1,778	1.2%
Italian	1,521	1.0%
European	1,347	0.9%
Dutch	877	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	829	0.6%
British	547	0.4%
Swedish	530	0.4%
Polish	512	0.3%
Norwegian	404	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	144,715	98.1%
Not a citizen	2,738	1.9%

Native	142,796	96.8%
Foreign-born	4,657	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,548	3.5%	7,384	7.4%	36,970	36.9%	32,357	32.3%	12,405	12.4%	7,403	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,548	3.5%
9-12 Years	7,384	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,970	36.9%
Some College	32,357	32.3%
Bach. Degree	12,405	12.4%
Grad Degree	7,403	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	124,746	116,924	7,822	6.3%
1991	123,706	113,086	10,620	8.6%
1992	124,582	113,430	11,152	9.0%
1993	124,872	114,148	10,724	8.6%
1994	125,938	114,324	11,614	9.2%
1995	125,400	115,516	9,884	7.9%
1996	126,240	116,822	9,418	7.5%
1997	126,240	116,912	9,328	7.4%
1998	124,240	115,124	9,116	7.3%
1999	124,912	117,790	7,122	5.7%

2000	130,330	124,102	6,228	4.8%
2001	130,094	123,852	6,242	4.8%
2002	132,864	125,572	7,292	5.5%
2003	133,424	125,480	7,944	6.0%
2004	134,718	127,192	7,526	5.6%
2005	136,740	129,600	7,140	5.2%
2006	136,958	129,924	7,034	5.1%
2007	137,840	131,414	6,426	4.7%
2008	140,346	133,874	6,472	4.6%
2009	141,868	133,006	8,862	6.2%

2010	138,072	127,682	10,390	7.5%
2011	138,324	127,674	10,650	7.7%
2012	135,630	126,334	9,296	6.9%
2013	131,790	122,254	9,536	7.2%
2014	129,442	121,454	7,988	6.2%
2015	129,562	123,192	6,370	4.9%
2016	130,298	124,362	5,936	4.6%
2017	129,126	123,232	5,894	4.6%
2018	128,914	122,568	6,346	4.9%
2019	129,770	124,180	5,590	4.3%

2020	127,038	117,952	9,086	7.2%
2021	125,822	118,892	6,930	5.5%
2022	125,092	119,678	5,414	4.3%
2023	124,694	119,718	4,976	4.0%
2024	123,986	118,832	5,154	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,526
Median Value	$142,590

Occupied	55,083	84.1%
Vacant	10,443	15.9%

Owned	36,163	65.7%
Rented	18,920	34.3%
Median Rent	$859

Single-Family Units	45,556	69.5%
Detached	44,652	68.1%
Attached	904	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,212	9.5%
Mobile Homes	9,076	13.9%

Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area