Texas Works: Training and Education for All Texans
Demographic Change and Education
Exhibit 1-4
Ethnic Diversity of the Population Enrolled in Elementary and Secondary School and Colleges in Texas, 2000 and 2040*
| Ethnicity | 2000 | 2040 |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo | 43.2% | 19.9% |
| Black | 14.4% | 8.3% |
| Hispanic | 39.5% | 66.3% |
| Other | 2.9% | 5.5% |
| Ethnicity | 2000 | 2040 |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo | 58.0% | 28.7% |
| Black | 10.7% | 8.1% |
| Hispanic | 25.6% | 50.9% |
| Other | 5.7% | 12.3% |
*Using U.S. Census Bureau count for 2000 and Texas State Data Center 1.0 population projection scenario for 2040.
Note: Figures rely on the Texas State Data Center’s “high-growth” scenario, which assumes the age, sex and race/ethnicity rates of net migration experienced in Texas from 1990 to 2000 will continue.
Source: Texas State Data Center, University of Texas at San Antonio.