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TEXAS FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 14,225,513 11,539,173 2,686,340
1990 16,986,335 14,165,511 2,820,824
Latest(1997) 19,439,337 16,385,446 3,053,891
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 21,893 22,861 16,789
1996 22,324 23,324 17,012
Change 2.0% 2.0% 1.3%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 29,182 30,660 19,660
1996 29,559 31,097 19,565
Change 1.3% 1.4% -0.5%
Poverty rate
1980 14.7 13.7 19.0
1990 18.1 17.1 23.4
Latest(1995-96) 17.0 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 10,533,242 9,117,548 1,415,694
1996 10,797,651 9,357,963 1,439,688
Unemployment Rate
1996 5.6 5.5 6.5
1997 5.4 5.2 6.3
Percent employment change
1994-95 2.9 3.0 2.2
1995-96 1.5 1.7 0.4
1996-97 2.0 2.2 0.4
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 15.0 13.3 26.9
Production 2.8 1.2 13.5
Farm Inputs 0.2 0.2 0.9
Proc. & Mark. 1.7 1.5 3.2
Whol.& Retail 10.0 10.2 9.0
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 167.6
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 130.9
of total land area 78.1%
CROPLAND (million acres) 36.4
of total farmland 27.8%
irrigated 13.5%
in pasture 30.4%
in Fed. farm program 1.6%
in Conservation Reserve 6.8%
WOODLAND (million acres) 5.1
of total farmland 3.9%
in pasture 77.6%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 87.8
of total farmland 67.1%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 1.6
of total farmland 1.2%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 725.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 39.8%
100 to 499 acres 36.9%
500 to 999 acres 10.4%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 7.0%
2,000 or more acres 5.9%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 84.9%
$50,000 to $99,999 5.6%
$100,000 to $499,999 7.9%
More than $500,000 1.5%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 104,255
Percent of total 57.7%
Part owner (farms) 54,226
Percent of total 30.0%
Tenant (farms) 22,163
Percent of total 12.3%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 162,333
Percent of total 89.9%
Partnerships (farms) 16,182
Percent of total 9.0%
Non-family corporations (farms) 681
Percent of total 0.4%
Others (farms) 1,448
Percent of total 0.8%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 56
Perc. w/ farming as their 47.6%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 202,000 205,000
Million $
Final crop output 4,758.0 5,192.7
+ Final animal output 8,412.1 7,371.4
+ Services and forestry 1,620.3 1,777.6
= Final agricultural sector output 14,790.4 14,341.7
- Intermediate consumption outlays 8,803.2 8,340.0
+ Net government transactions 204.8 307.3
= Gross value added 6,192.0 6,309.0
- Capital consumption 1,291.3 1,296.2
= NET VALUE ADDED 4,900.7 5,012.8
- Factor payments 2,376.4 2,439.3
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 779.5 738.4
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 733.1 832.4
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 863.8 868.5
= NET FARM INCOME 2,524.3 2,573.5
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 80,827.6 85,848.9
Real estate 63,766.9 68,661.9
Nonreal estate 17,060.8 17,187.0
FARM DEBT 10,159.2 9,960.1
Real estate 4,689.8 4,902.0
Nonreal estate 5,469.4 5,058.1
EQUITY 70,668.5 75,888.8
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 14.4 13.1
Debt/assets 12.6 11.6
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Cattle and calves 40.8 17.1
2. Cotton 13.8 24.2
3. Dairy products 7.0 4.0
4. Greenhouse and nursery 6.4 7.7
5. Broilers 5.5 5.2
All Commodities 6.5
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 2 654.9
2. Cotton and linters 1 564.2
3. Feed grains and products 9 329.5
4. Other 2 317.0
5. Hides and skins 3 258.2
Overall 5 3,053.6
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. DEAF SMITH 5.4% 645.0
2. CASTRO 4.1% 491.5
3. PARMER 3.7% 438.5
4. HANSFORD 2.5% 302.9
5. DALLAM 2.4% 282.9
State Total 12,004.4
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