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I. Trends in Population Growth and Size: How Many Are We and How Fast Do we Grow?

Faster than national average but slower than in previous decade...

1970s---27% increase; 1980s ----19% increase

Processes: natural increase and in-migration

Differences in nature of in-migration, 1970s to 1980s to 1990s?

Relationship between population growth rate and economy?

Distribution of Growth: Rural vs Urban

spatial concentration; reduced growth in rural counties

Processes:

Rural winners and losers: what drives rural growth and decline?

Boom factors: broad based economy, strong single industry focus, proximity to an urban area, proximity to Tx-Mx border
Characteristics of strong rural counties: high government employment, growth in service industries, strong viable agricultural base, higher education

II. Spatial Distribution of People of Texas

distribution/density/dispersion

scale of density?

III. Population Composition: Who Are We? Who Were We? Who Will We Be?

substantial changes in age, race/ethnicity, and household composition

Age: patterns vary from place to place (see population pyramids); concentrations of teens in South Texas

Minority/majority changes:

Population increases, 1980-1990: Anglo--10.1%, Black--16.8%, Hispanic--45.4%, Other--88.8%
"minorities" live in urban areas; Anglos in suburbs and rural areas in higher proportion
Distribution of Blacks and Hispanics? spatial concentrations

Household changes: fewer, smaller, headed by a single female

IV. Socio Economic Status of Texans: How well off are we?

more educated now than before, but....

literacy/income link
change in income and poverty in Texas--processes?
poverty increasing in Texas faster than US rates, worse among Blacks, Hispanics, and children of any race/ethnicity

V. The Future

very different from today!

Implications?