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The region of 60,000 square miles (160,000 km 2) contains most of the state's largest cities and metropolitan areas as well as 17 million people, nearly 75 percent of Texas's total population. [88] Houston and Dallas have been recognized as beta world cities. [89] These cities are spread out amongst the state.
Texas population density map As of May 2024, the 1,225 Texas municipalities [ 3 ] [ a ] include 971 cities , 231 towns , and 23 villages . These designations are determined by United States Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. [ 4 ]
The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA.
Its metropolitan area encompasses one-quarter of the population of Texas, and is the largest in the Southern U.S. and Texas followed by the Greater Houston metropolitan area. At the 2020 United States census the city of Dallas had 1,304,379 residents, an increase of 106,563 since the 2010 United States census. [83]
Portal:Texas/Cities/1. Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. The city covers more than 600 sq mi (1,600 km 2) and is the county seat of Harris County. As of the 2004 U.S. Census estimate, Houston had a total population of more than 2 million.
At the 2020 census, the DFW CSA had a population of 8,121,108 (though a July 1, 2015 estimate placed the population at 7,504,362). [55] In 2018 it had an estimated 7,994,963 residents. [53] The American Community Survey determined 18% of the population was foreign-born. The median household income was $67,589 and the per capita income was $34,455.
As of the 2020 U.S. census, the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown MSA is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a total population of 2,352,426. [1] The metropolitan area contains the City of Austin—the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 10th-largest city in the United States with a population of 974,447 people. [5]
Lubbock (/ ˈ l ʌ b ə k / LUB-ək) [7] is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County.With a population of 266,878 in 2023, [3] Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. [8]