May 17, 2012 @ 11:18am • Photo Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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In Texas, 7 in 10 children under age 1 are minorities

New census data find that for the first time more than half of the children under age 1 in the U.S. were minorities.

In Texas, nearly 7 in 10 people under age 1 were minorities as of July 2011, a slight increase from 2010.

Check out our map, which breaks down the population by county.

February 21, 2012 @ 11:05am • Link Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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February 20, 2012 @ 12:12pm • Photo Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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Austin-area census figures reflect Hispanic youth trend

More than 1 in 3 Latino residents in the Austin metro area were under 18 in 2010, an increase from 2000 and the highest percentage in that age category among racial and ethnic groups.

Meanwhile, about 1 in 10 white residents were 65 or older, also an increase from 2000 and the highest percentage in the metro area by race and ethnicity, according to new census race and ethnic demographic data released last week.

Photo: Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN