Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area

  1. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Statistics
  3. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Family Information
  6. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Education Information
  7. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Business Information
  8. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Counties
  12. Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Cities


Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 40,443
  • Land Area (2000): 1,616.098 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 34.967 square kilometers
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 124,773 2002 134,279 2005 134,610
2000 128,134 2003 Not Available 2006 136,867
2001 132,059 2004 Not Available 2007 135,211

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Houses (2000): 17,727
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 47,208 57.96%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,707 2.10%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 32,540 39.95%

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 55,059 51,476 3,583 6.51% 65
1991 54,975 50,291 4,684 8.52% 85
1992 56,517 51,508 5,008 8.86% 89
1993 56,960 52,057 4,903 8.61% 86
1994 57,310 51,973 5,337 9.31% 93
1995 57,035 52,507 4,528 7.94% 79
1996 57,462 53,200 4,262 7.42% 74
1997 57,537 53,332 4,205 7.31% 73
1998 56,466 52,317 4,149 7.35% 73
1999 56,744 53,537 3,207 5.65% 57
2000 58,608 55,795 2,813 4.80% 48
2001 58,467 55,608 2,859 4.89% 49
2002 60,063 56,673 3,390 5.64% 56
2003 60,281 56,611 3,670 6.09% 61
2004 61,101 57,625 3,476 5.69% 57
2005 62,064 58,850 3,214 5.18% 52
2006 62,372 59,148 3,224 5.17% 52
2007 62,126 59,154 2,972 4.78% 48
2008 63,051 60,171 2,880 4.57% 46
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 62,077 58,965 3,112 5.01% 50
Feb 2008 61,593 58,728 2,865 4.65% 47
Mar 2008 62,091 59,419 2,672 4.30% 43
Apr 2008 62,586 60,132 2,454 3.92% 39
May 2008 63,301 60,559 2,742 4.33% 43
Jun 2008 64,138 61,206 2,932 4.57% 46
Jul 2008 63,894 60,903 2,991 4.68% 47
Aug 2008 63,494 60,469 3,025 4.76% 48
Sep 2008 64,286 61,158 3,128 4.87% 49
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 2,688 14.86%
2. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 1,500 8.29%
3. Public Administration 1,126 6.23%
4. Paper Manufacturing 848 4.69%
5. Health Care 822 4.54%
6. Truck Transportation 770 4.26%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 626 3.46%
8. Metal Manufactuing 568 3.14%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 560 3.10%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 546 3.02%
11. Repair and Maintenance 508 2.81%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 490 2.71%
13. Other Transportation 416 2.30%
14. Educational Services 412 2.28%
15. Food Manufacturing 358 1.98%
16. Finance and Insurance 334 1.85%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 324 1.79%
18. Department and Other General Stores 320 1.77%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 312 1.72%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 308 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 3,116 19.94%
2. Educational Services 2,070 13.25%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,102 7.05%
4. Public Administration 864 5.53%
5. Department and Other General Stores 716 4.58%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 674 4.31%
7. Social Assistance 624 3.99%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 462 2.96%
9. Finance and Insurance 422 2.70%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 400 2.56%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 352 2.25%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 296 1.89%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 256 1.64%
14. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 256 1.64%
15. Food Manufacturing 230 1.47%
16. Construction 208 1.33%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 196 1.25%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 174 1.11%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 156 1.00%
20. Private Household Services 146 0.93%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 1,860 10.28%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,394 7.71%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 910 5.03%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 688 3.80%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 680 3.76%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 642 3.55%
7. Other Management Occupations 622 3.44%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 622 3.44%
9. Other Construction Trades 590 3.26%
10. Law Enforcement Workers 530 2.93%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 502 2.78%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 436 2.41%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 392 2.17%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 356 1.97%
15. Construction Laborers 344 1.90%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 344 1.90%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 340 1.88%
18. Top Executives 338 1.87%
19. Electricians 272 1.50%
20. Business Operations Specialists 270 1.49%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 958 6.13%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 862 5.52%
3. Cashiers 818 5.23%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 762 4.88%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 726 4.65%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 650 4.16%
7. Registered Nurses 636 4.07%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 600 3.84%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 566 3.62%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 550 3.52%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 494 3.16%
12. Other Management Occupations 492 3.15%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 448 2.87%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 416 2.66%
15. Other Production Occupations 408 2.61%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 366 2.34%
17. Child Care Workers 324 2.07%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 302 1.93%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 278 1.78%
20. Business Operations Specialists 262 1.68%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 31,442 50.57%
15-35 hours 6,251 10.05%
1-14 hours 1,303 2.10%
No regular hours 23,182 37.28%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 950 2.87%
5 AM-5:29 AM 736 2.22%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,393 4.21%
6 AM-6:29 AM 3,203 9.68%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3,580 10.82%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,411 13.33%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 7,094 21.43%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,106 9.38%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,182 3.57%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,281 3.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 642 1.94%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 370 1.12%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,020 6.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM 3,134 9.47%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,020 3.08%
5-9 4,437 13.40%
10-14 7,439 22.47%
15-19 6,835 20.65%
20-24 4,566 13.79%
25-29 1,156 3.49%
30-34 3,942 11.91%
35-39 500 1.51%
40-44 546 1.65%
45-59 1,199 3.62%
60-89 674 2.04%
At least 90 788 2.38%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 74 0.22% 25,379 76.67%
30-44 0 0.00% 4,988 15.07%
45-59 0 0.00% 1,199 3.62%
At least 60 0 0.00% 1,462 4.42%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 24 0.07%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 3,952 11.78%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 28,471 84.84%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 42 0.13%
Color 4 Box Other 241 0.72%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 74 0.22%
Color 6 Box Walked 298 0.89%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 455 1.36%

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 31,382 (78,720 people)
Families (2000): 22,376 (67,002 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 7,560
People at same address in 1995: 41,487
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 4,936 15.62%
$10,000-$14,999 3,073 9.72%
$15,000-$19,999 2,820 8.92%
$20,000-$24,999 2,160 6.84%
$25,000-$29,999 2,317 7.33%
$30,000-$34,999 2,135 6.76%
$35,000-$39,999 2,004 6.34%
$40,000-$44,999 1,610 5.09%
$45,000-$49,999 1,148 3.63%
$50,000-$59,999 2,706 8.56%
$60,000-$74,999 2,865 9.07%
$75,000-$99,999 2,057 6.51%
$100,000-$124,999 847 2.68%
$125,000-$149,999 337 1.07%
$150,000-$199,999 282 0.89%
$200,000 or more 304 0.96%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,009 25.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,692 30.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 474 3.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,851 18.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 47 0.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,181 13.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 16 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 937 5.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 7 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 278 1.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 141 0.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.01%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 24,016 29.99%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 7,946 9.92%
Public Assistance 938 1.17%
Retirement 5,112 6.38%
Self Employment 3,569 4.46%
Social Security 9,290 11.60%
Supplemental Security 2,130 2.66%
Wage / Salary 22,993 28.71%
Other 4,080 5.10%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 9,397 56.97%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 7,098 43.03%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,248 10.73%
Color 1 Box Married 18,990 62.71%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,234 23.89%
Color 3 Box Widowed 812 2.68%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,911 11.76%
Color 1 Box Married 18,518 55.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,188 18.61%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,632 13.93%

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 4,646 7.75%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 10,854 18.10%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 21,694 36.18%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 13,741 22.92%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 2,268 3.78%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,556 7.60%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,205 3.68%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 932 2.30% 640 1.58% 1,572 3.89%
Kindergarten 1,048 2.59% 182 0.45% 1,230 3.04%
Grades 1-4 4,813 11.90% 381 0.94% 5,194 12.84%
Grades 5-8 4,096 10.13% 281 0.69% 4,377 10.82%
Grades 9-12 4,312 10.66% 398 0.98% 4,710 11.65%
Undergrad college 2,287 5.65% 242 0.60% 2,529 6.25%
Graduate or professional school 253 0.63% 22 0.05% 275 0.68%
Total 17,741 43.87% 2,146 5.31% 19,887 49.17%

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2001 326 289
2002 267 243
2003 280 233
2004 291 246

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 64,127 80.80%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 15,236 19.20%

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 593
Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 4.392 0.481 0.048 0.729 5.650 0.000 8.463 27.674 1.980 38.117
2000 4.339 0.515 0.062 1.007 5.923 0.000 8.358 29.165 2.216 39.740
2001 5.384 0.712 0.182 2.764 9.041 0.000 17.507 62.972 6.262 86.742
2002 4.386 0.611 0.060 3.195 8.251 0.000 15.438 64.433 5.503 85.374
2003 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 7.102 0.394 0.059 0.921 8.476 0.000 9.331 29.975 3.076 42.382
2006 6.802 0.490 0.102 1.220 8.614 0.000 9.111 26.588 2.513 38.212
2007 6.553 0.496 0.111 1.383 8.542 0.000 9.555 28.282 3.069 40.906

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 5,461
2000 5,851
2001 12,649
2002 12,572

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Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,936 14.68%
10-19 Years 5,962 14.74%
20-29 Years 5,517 13.64%
30-39 Years 5,840 14.44%
40-49 Years 5,700 14.09%
50-59 Years 4,548 11.25%
60-69 Years 3,057 7.56%
70-79 Years 2,431 6.01%
80-89 Years 1,231 3.04%
90+ Years 221 0.55%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 19,707 48.73%
Color 1 Box Female 20,736 51.27%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 29,606 73.20%
Color 1 Box African-American 9,250 22.87%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 641 1.58%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 525 1.30%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 245 0.61%
Color 2 Box Asian 150 0.37%
Color 6 Box Other Race 20 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.01%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 13,256 33.01%
2. Irish 8,295 20.66%
3. German 5,220 13.00%
4. English 4,875 12.14%
5. French Non-Basque 1,494 3.72%
6. Dutch 1,184 2.95%
7. Scottish 1,008 2.51%
8. Italian 978 2.44%
9. Scotch Irish 916 2.28%
10. European 622 1.55%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 73,148 97.01%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,409 1.87%
3. German 212 0.28%
4. French 146 0.19%
5. Vietnamese 112 0.15%
6. French Creole 90 0.12%
7. Hindi 76 0.10%
8. Tagalog 46 0.06%
9. Other Indo European 28 0.04%
10. Arabic 28 0.04%

Texarkana TX-Texarkana Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 80,541 98.88%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 238 0.29%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 676 0.83%

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